Episode 1187 · Sunday, 3 November 2019

Predeceased

A presidential campaign folds in the wake of polling failures while international security crises in Mexico and Sweden challenge the global status quo.

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Beto O'Rourke officially suspended his 2020 presidential campaign this week after failing to gain traction beyond a three percent polling average. The exit from the race follows a campaign rally in Tupelo, Mississippi, where Donald Trump ridiculed O'Rourke for his physical mannerisms and previous claims of being born for the political spotlight. Analysis of FEC filings suggests the campaign may have remained active longer than viable to sustain staff salaries.

Elizabeth Warren released a fifty-two trillion dollar Medicare for All plan, drawing scrutiny over the definition of middle-class tax brackets. In the House, a new impeachment resolution grants Chairman Adam Schiff the power to utilize contracted legal staff from the Lawfare Institute to question witnesses. Meanwhile, Joe Biden appeared on PBS NewsHour to argue for an expanded inquiry into the Mueller report, though his public appearances were marred by gaffes involving the Paris Peace Accord and George Washington. Internationally, Mexican security forces retreated in Culiacan after the Sinaloa Cartel took hostages to force the release of Ovidio Guzman, while the DEA placed a ten million dollar bounty on CJNG leader El Mencho.

Adam Curry details his journey to Amsterdam for the Dutch radio centenary, noting the logistical benefits of airport hotels and the quirks of United Airlines exit rows. The viral Epstein didn't kill himself meme reached Fox News via a military dog handler, while Hillary Clinton addressed right-wing conspiracy theories during an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.


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CHAPTER 01 / 46 Discussion

Beto O'Rourke Ends 2020 Presidential Campaign

Beto O'Rourke officially suspended his 2020 presidential campaign after polling at approximately 3%. Analysis of FEC filings suggests O'Rourke may have remained in the race longer than viable to maintain staff salaries, including a projected personal salary of $400,000.

beto o'rourke· 2020 election· campaign finance· fec filings· presidential race

00:00 That's an important mountain. Adam Curry, John C. DeVora It's Sunday November 3rd 2019 This is your award winning Gitmo Nation Media Assassination episode 1187 This is no agenda Getting the lowdown from the Lowlands and broadcasting live from Schiphol Airport, the capital of Gitmo Lowlands Amsterdam The Netherlands in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where we're throwing our support to Beto O'Rourke. I'm John C Devorah What do you mean your throwing your support? He's gone he's toast 86 outta here! You're out!! What?!

00:42 You know, one of our producers did an analysis of his expenditures and it appears that he stayed in the race even with this 3% polling numbers whatever that means we don't have to trust him for an extra couple months in order to pay everybody including himself. He takes a salary for this job? Oh yeah oh yeah Yes, he painted himself. Do we know I think it was four hundred thousand dollars Wow Now it's not exactly clear from the FEC filings But that's the extrapolation one of our producers made and it would make sense you know payroll payroll taxes there's tons of stuff that That was paid over the past couple of months with not many other expenditures, but they're also some consultants It's what you do. I mean when you're losing

01:39 You want to keep everybody kind of your important people kind of going I guess yeah, why not? So I mean. I do have a couple clips though. Oh, no. I'm not ready for that I got too much about beta. No, I got too much to tell you we'll get to Beto he's toast okay Well like but don't forget Don't let me miss Beto. I will remember because I you know I'm really disappointed Eddie dropped out I know. You have stories, you just traveled! Yes! You took a long trip? Yes, I took a trip Saturday afternoon left Austin via Houston to Amsterdam the Netherlands. What happened to the Austin-Amsterdam flight? Oh that doesn't start until May that's the KLM direct flight four flights a week

CHAPTER 02 / 46 Discussion

Adam Curry Travels to Amsterdam for Radio Centenary

Adam Curry traveled from Austin to Amsterdam via Houston to participate in a Dutch television special celebrating 100 years of radio in the Netherlands. The journey involved a United Airlines flight where Curry noted the lack of windows in certain exit row seats and the convenience of staying at airport hotels.

amsterdam· schiphol airport· united airlines· radio 100 years· travel

02:28 But it's not there yet, so you still have to transfer somewhere. And I'm here at the invitation of a Dutch TV show as they're celebrating 100 years of radio in The Netherlands? Oh yeah! I thought we were going to say 100 years of the NFL. Yeah... yes They love the NBA here too So yeah which is really nice although they flew me on United And United's idea of premium economy is row 32 at the exit. And it even says on my ticket, window... there's no window! I love that very few seats on a plane but they're always a couple that have NO WINDOW It was nice to have the exit row because the seats did actually recline but it wasn't economy plus

03:23 It was economy no window is what it was. But this is interesting... Did you sleep? Not very much, very hard to sleep. No, no, that's not nice. I got into the...I stay at the airport hotels I've learned through many, many years of traveling and I think probably influenced by you that it's really a good idea. Especially the Amsterdam airport because they got everything here! You need some shampoo? No problem. You need a battery? A hearing aid battery? No problem. You know... You need your recliner chair?! In fact yes at the Amsterdam Airport you can buy furniture too

CHAPTER 03 / 46 Discussion

Global Entry and TSA PreCheck Expiration Test

A ten-year-old Global Entry membership expired in September, yet the associated TSA PreCheck status remained active on recent flight itineraries. A planned experiment will determine if the Global Entry kiosks at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport still grant access to expired members due to potential database synchronization delays.

global entry· tsa precheck· customs· airport security· travel tips

04:10 People come yeah people come here to shop on the on the land side not the air side obviously but check this out ten years ago I went to Houston To get my global entry slash pre-check and I know it was 10 years ago because as I was filling out my known traveler number on my Itinerary, I noticed that it expired in September. It's been ten years since I Did the interview and they did my fingerprints and took my picture, I think it paid $400 at the time. I don't know if it cost that anymore. Rip off! Yeah more or less... And uh..I still got pre-check

04:58 Even though it's expired. So I am very excited for the no agenda test when I arrive back in Austin, I will go straight to the global entry kiosk and see if it accepts me for...I have a hunch seeing as they got pre-checked, I have a hunch that the you know when you come to the customs area You have kiosks for everybody now, but you have the global entry which is a separate line. It's just it's kiosk for the privileged few who have the global entry I've a feeling that they may not be much different than a sticker Can i guess what your gonna say? Yeah go ahead

05:39 They don't update the database. That's what I'm thinking and it may even be by design that someone said, hey you know so we got this kiosk here the same kiosks over there but this is supposed to only have people in global entry but you know we swap out all... We gotta use it for maintenance, we gotta put a drive into that one, we've gotta fix that one So its all jumbled up Why dont'we just slap a sticker on it say Global Entry? So I can't wait To see if it accepts me upon my return and then of course if it does we will need another producer who has never had any global entry to just go ahead and go straight to the global entry kiosk think Of the amount of time this could save our producers. Yes, and money nothing but travel tips on this show Travel tips the reason I like their hotel at the airport is

CHAPTER 04 / 46 Discussion

Airport Hotel Logistics and Austin Wedding Anecdote

The benefits of staying at airport hotels include soundproofing and avoiding morning traffic risks for early flights. A past anecdote recalls staying at an Austin airport hotel during a wedding, despite the venue being only eight minutes from the host's residence.

airport hotels· travel logistics· austin· wedding· soundproofing

06:32 Not necessarily all the time, but like in Paris it's inconvenient. But it's great especially like I'll check into that hotel a day or couple days before the flight out because getting back to the airport nowadays is always risky. And if you're at the airport when you wake up, it's beautiful. Especially for that 8 a.m flight. You just roll down the escalator 6 a.m flight matter. Yeah, it's really good and quiet because everything so soundproofed and especially Amsterdam If you're on one side of the city and you need to go to the other side, it will take just as long going back to your hotel at the airport. The airport's very accessible in most cases it's pretty well calculated You know? It's always 30 minutes from wherever you need to be Always In fact this one is a little bit closer We stayed at the airport hotel on your wedding

07:28 In Austin, which hotel in Austin? I can't remember. There's two of them at the airport and for the life me remember which one The one we stayed in was probably not the one to stay at The other had an easier entrance But it was closer to your house than if I stayed in Austin It's interesting...The airport is 8 minutes from our house And you still were able to show up 1 hour and a half late That was fantastic! I don't know how you do it I was misinformed. It's so nice to see Deutsche Welle, France 24, Sky TV, ITV, BBC, the Dutch News. It's so diverse compared to what we have in the United States! Now it's all bullcrap but it's still fantastic to get something different you know actual variety of news stories

CHAPTER 05 / 46 Discussion

The Guardian Style Guide Changes for Climate Language

The Guardian updated its editorial style guide to replace "climate change" with "climate emergency" or "catastrophe" and "global warming" with "global heating." Editor-at-large Katharine Viner defended the shift toward more emotional photojournalism, such as using images of human suffering rather than polar bears, while critics argue the move crosses the line from journalism into advocacy and propaganda.

the guardian· climate change· global heating· photojournalism· propaganda

08:36 And because it's Sunday, a lot of these stories are repeats. So I was able to get a couple of them online since they don't have any gear to jack into the TV system and record. And I need to play this these three clips up front because this is so no agenda and so European at the same time because there is no freedom of speech, it's all lies. Even though they have all these great news channels it's propaganda and The Guardian...and this was an interview that I caught

09:13 The Guardian has made changes to their style guide when it comes to climate change. And I think it's important for us, I'm sorry... Important for us to play this because it really embodies everything that we point out and have been pointing out for 12 years with a little twist because the style guide is not just for the written word It's also for the photojournalists and they are changing stuff over at The Guardian. Yeah, well it was really prompted in the first instance by the fact that The Guardian felt we needed to change our language around the way we were talking about these stories It seemed that our environmental journalists were reporting a much more kind of serious level of tone from scientists

10:03 So we discussed that what we were dealing with really was not just climate change but actually a kind of catastrophic crisis. What we realized was it was no longer appropriate to have quite benign or passive images that went with this serious change in tone So, you know kind of historically we had perhaps used pictures of polar bears on melting icebergs etc. And the picture of the polar bear feels like something that's quite remote and doesn't necessarily affect the human being reading this story at home. And so what kind of images did you feel would have a bigger effect if you were to use?

10:51 Okay, well it really is about human engagement and so the effects of the climate change and the climate crisis on human beings became a more sort of appropriate way of illustrating these stories. So it's about kind of the direct effect on human beings. What we started to show in that case was people who were suffering from the effects of desperate pollution or the torment of people who'd lost their homes in wildfires. And it just kind of gives the illustration a much more immediate effect, and it's much more active I would say. I find this so fascinating that this woman is... she's the editor at large

11:46 that she actually feels that you have a story about climate change and then you put a random picture of people suffering from wildfires, and that's journalism. That's what she is calling it! That's not journalism! Photojournalism is... Here's the village that got bombed. Showed the village they got bombed No. Talk about a cup of coffee! You're living in the past, my man! Well wait until you hear the changes in language... So you want them to have more of an emotional impact? Indeed yes I mean getting- Journalism let's get an emotional impact Emotional tone right is absolutely critical How does this compare it to or how does this complement what you've changed in The Style Guide Of The Guardian

12:30 So the language that we're using is much more active, I would say. And again it's less benign and it's less passive. The phrase climate change is quite passive compared to a catastrophe for humanity or a crisis We also changed the phrase global warming, again which sounds quite cozy to global heating. Which is a bit more sort of severe and sincere so we did feel that to kind of use pictures or you know very appealing creatures was not entirely appropriate with this kind of change in tone. Sounds more like editorial to me than journalism it may just be me

13:18 I may be old-fashioned. in the middle of the desert. Just a shot at that! Exactly, like you always have to have a shot of a single tennis shoe next to a mass shooting tennis... Now surprisingly and this I think is kind of a European thing the interviewer actually said hey Isn't this propaganda? I was floored. Well, as well-intentioned as this might be at what point does this cross from across the line from journalism to propaganda? Propaganda i think is probably quite an extreme accusation. But no, because of using emotional images in order to provoke a certain effect would

14:17 how propaganda would work. Do you want to say advocacy? What point do you cross the line away from journalism, to advocacy, propaganda or whatever word you might want to use? Well I think what we have to do is stay really close to what the science is telling us and how our journalists are interpreting that. And if we do that then we are being kind of accurate and appropriate in the images that we select What we need to do is kind of be accurate and sincere about the tone of the journalism. So when you use catastrophe for humanity instead of climate change, you feel that that is being more accurate as opposed to being sensationalized?

15:03 I think honestly that our journalists here do believe that this is a catastrophe and this is why we've changed the language. And it's also been described as a climate crisis by the United Nations Secretary General, so it's becoming kind of an accepted theme but again it is based on you know the science that our journalists are interpreting John, as a journalist It does a journalist interpret science. Is that how a journalist reports period? She said interpret multiple times in that I know she said interpret a lot I mean, you know what what she's talking about I mean maybe the new maybe the new style is that way as possible things have changed this now it's I don't know

15:51 Well what she's talking about personally I know that she said do believe instead of believe it well, so there's some element there of course security Yeah It's but it's important. That we were and part in it It's important that that we realize this I mean I am susceptible to it all the time You don't really think about now watch that image on that website then I'm reading this bullcrap story But those images they speak a thousand words It's the gurgle way. Well, that was the most disgusting clip you could possibly come up with I'm not even going to consider it for Clip of the Day because it is so depressing! I am sorry but thats what's going on That's why people need their No Agenda show...I think Which I...well yes, there is an element thats for sure

CHAPTER 06 / 46 Discussion

Donald Trump Mocks Beto O'Rourke in Mississippi

President Donald Trump ridiculed Beto O'Rourke during a campaign rally in Tupelo, Mississippi, following O'Rourke's exit from the presidential race. Trump mocked O'Rourke's physical mannerisms and his previous claim of being "born for this," while highlighting O'Rourke's unpopular stances on guns and oil in Texas.

donald trump· beto o'rourke· tupelo· mississippi· campaign rally

16:43 So since I wanted to do my Beto clips, yes. Are you gonna move on? Because this will be funnier Instead of playing instead of playing the announcement That Beto quit which I think I have a couple of versions of that but it's not important It's not important. Let's just go let's Just go to Trump making the announcement for us the two-parter. So this way now he's in Tupelo, Mississippi regaling the crowd a massive crowd audience that of course this is in the face of the top stories you're talking about the diversity of news over there top story wherever you go Canada United States if you look to Google News atop stories always

17:33 Poll, half of voters have already decided against Trump in 2020. Oh no I've seen that here! I think they have it at 51% here we've tipped it over...in the Europe's Good well here's Trump living it up and his dying days as a president regaling the crowd with stories of Beto Did you hear? Beto! Beto did you hear? Oh, that poor bastard. Poor pathetic guy! He was pathetic! Remember the arms are flailing? It's all... remember that?! You know he ran against Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz won. He spent almost a hundred million dollars and Ted Cruz and I helped Ted and we campaign together and it was good but i used to watch him then when he came on to the really big stage this crazy stage

18:28 I noticed he was flailing with the arms and he was standing on tables. He was standing on countertops, I said does he ever like stand on the floor? But he's waving his arms and going crazy! And i said what the hell is he doing?! What is he on?? And you remember he made a statement that he was born for this... Anybody that says he was born for this they're in trouble You know..I used to have guys come into my office Sir, I'm the greatest salesman. Nobody can say you know the truth is anybody that says they're great salesmen? Usually they're not a very good salesman. It's true. It's those sneaky ones in the back that don't talk and you don't know about their other ones. But Beto was nasty and he said that he was born for it like he was borne from heaven. He came down under That's the case

19:25 Some really bad things happen because you made a total fool out of himself. It was interesting how many people took Took exception to Trump calling Beto a bastard And and I'm like did you cuz you know Trump is he's by coincidence? I went back, and I saw a Letterman interview from 2013 I saw Jay Leno interview from 98 and Trump has always been eye for an eye And I think actually went pretty pretty easy on Beto because Beto called Trump a racist You know over and all your video is over white supremacist I'm sure he threw in some KKK there so

20:10 So, you know that's what you get and I thought it kind of came off as humorous. Most of the clips from this they cut out the part about the salesman and him coming down from heaven and all the rest I've noticed that this is right from their speech which I'd like to add something to the salesmen. I think you agree with me that if someone is looking for a sales job You always got to check their shoes great great salespeople wear brown shoes Always. That's a good point, well yeah it's a fact they do. It's a fact So let's listen to part two where he summarizes and gets out of here there is a shorter clip He came out of Texas at very hot political property And he went back as cold as you can be so...he was a nasty guy but he had a couple policies that don't work well in the state of Texas right? He was against religion

21:12 He was against you having a gun. And he was against oil, so you come from Texas? You don't like religion and you don't like oil and you don't have guns I don't know that's not a good combination in the state of Texas! That's not good in Mississippi either...I don't know is that good anyway Now he went back home to Texas and hopefully we won't be hearing about him for long time

CHAPTER 07 / 46 Discussion

Elizabeth Warren Healthcare Plan and Middle Class Definition

Elizabeth Warren released a $52 trillion plan to fund Medicare for All, claiming she would not raise taxes on the middle class. The proposal faces criticism regarding the lack of a concrete economic definition for "middle class" and the historical impact of bracket creep, where inflation pushes taxpayers into higher brackets without an increase in real wealth.

elizabeth warren· medicare for all· middle class· tax brackets· bracket creep

21:48 And I think he was unelectable after all the gun stuff. That just doesn't fly in the United States, it's been tried many times and it just doesn't work It does not work. Do you have anything on Elizabeth Warren? Because I have a comment on her electability at this point, do you have any clips? I don't think I have any clips for this show. Well so she came out and she said alright, you've badgered me enough and by the way it was mainly mainstream media I saw MSNBC kept badgering her and they have their own reasons for that. Like how are you gonna pay for this? Because she got it down to only 52 trillion over a 10 year period

22:32 which is, you know about twice as much as we actually bring in and in tax receipts at the moment. And there's all this oh she's gonna do it like this and they'll be...and then will get this from that and over here and The New York Times is breaking it down but I just want to ask two very simple questions because we looked at this before first of all she said two things She has said, I'll get it from the top 1%, they'll be paying tax to the top one percent and I guess that's based upon salary? I'm not quite sure. No it has to be based on wealth Yeah but I'm talking about what she is saying Okay She's not saying wealth, she's saying top one percent

23:21 And that has to be earners, but that really varies. I mean in Kansas the top 1% salary starts at $375,000 whereas in Mississippi it's a hundred thousand dollars less Is that just for one person or is that, is it household income if you're filing jointly? You know that's not explained. But the one that gets me every single time and this is why I kind of brought up because I remember us researching this when anyone says I won't raise taxes on the middle class I say please define middle-class we did this with Obama

24:03 There is no definition of middle class. There is no salary range, there's nothing that is set in stone as an economic indicator of what is middle-class Do you remember we looked at that? Yeah! We did and it's a...and I...the middle classes has been...has had bracket creep But what is the middle class? To me the middle classes It's pretty much everybody who's not living on the street That's the way its seen There's no cutoffs, there is no number. Is it 35 thousand? Is that the working poor? I think Obama kind of defined it as anyone making up to $250,000 But I think we went through this bracket creep discussion the last time we did this Explain it again Well what happened was... well there was a thing I tweeted and should have put in the newsletter

25:04 A 1971 sign of the cost of goods or a list of the costs of goods were milk was like 25 cents and there's, you could buy McDonald's hamburgers for 15 cents. Everything was about one-tenth what it is today And in 1971, you know your average salary of the person making it was $10,000 a year. It was average and so as we've gone since the 70's and we had this huge issue with inflation most of what the numbers if you look at the numbers from the 70's or even go back earlier where gasoline was 25 cents a gallon

25:45 Everything kind of went up by a factor of 10, but the brackets, the tax brackets didn't change. So if you're making $10,000 a year and paying taxes on $10,000 a year in the old IRS bracket system. You are now making $100,000 a year and now you're paying rich man's taxes so you're being overtaxed. And this is one of the reasons that these tax structures have changed drastically where they used to comment all the rich people used always pay 90% but that type of rich is mega rich today and they're still paying a lot. The whole thing, it's just all screwed up because of inflation and the way the system works and that was called bracket creep where you're still living the same exact standard of living but you've crept into upper income

26:37 brackets in your so far as income tax is concerned and so you're actually losing out. Right, also your burger is going to go up 50% in cost with the impossible meat craze You know pretty soon won't be able to get a regular burger No The Pew from the Pew Research defines the middle class as those earning between two-thirds and double the median household income The Pew classification means the category of middle income is made up of people making somewhere between 40,000 and a half thousand and 122,000. I don't think that's right. Why? I think forty thousand is...I do not think you're middle class at forty thousand. In Mississippi? Well another good point it depends on where you are in Austin forty thousand is tough

27:36 Well, so it's also tough in New York and San Francisco. I know but Austin... There is no reason yeah well Austin isn't an outlier. But again that's you know so how do you define the middle class? You can do it by state but by you know Austin's different from Houston Houston's different from East Texas Yeah, I know but i don't know why you're so preoccupied with this. Because you can't just make a blanket statement that I won't tax you if your middle class If you don't know what middle class is! You can? You could make a blanket statement No, you could make it But when she comes down... She's doing a numbers game That's my point Here's how im gonna pay for it And she has all the numbers except with the middle classes

28:21 Who are you talking about now? Elizabeth Warren, how she's going to pay for... The bull crap artist of all the candidates. I'm just pointing out that- Are you stunned by this? No! What i'm trying to say is that everyone's ... The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, everyone's all in the numbers and we'll get this and will lower that whereas the elephant isn't in the room is the definition of who she's going to raise taxes on That's my point Climate crisis. But I'm sure she has a plan for that anyway, I think she's completely unelectable when you put a 52 trillion dollar number on the table You're not gonna get elected don't you? Don't you think well Biden was on PBS

CHAPTER 08 / 46 Discussion

Joe Biden Discusses Impeachment Scope on PBS

Joe Biden appeared on PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff to discuss the ongoing impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Biden argued that the House should expand its focus beyond the Ukraine phone call to include the Mueller report and potential financial improprieties.

joe biden· pbs· judy woodruff· impeachment· mueller report

29:05 with Judy. And I was hoping to get something decent out of it, there's a cut, they got one good clip by me, I got four clips and one of them is decent okay but as Biden going on and he's talking about you know her about Warrens plan unless if we can find in here Let's go with Biden on PBS. I'm sorry that this is going to be a minute and 30 seconds, 37 seconds that you'll never get back. What was the phrase you always use? Yeah no it's alright i'll tell you after we play it. Let's start with impeachment this is an historic week of the House vote You are one of few people who was around for both Nixon Impeachment and Clinton Impeachment. You know the seriousness of this so my question

29:56 Do you believe that the focus should narrowly be on Ukraine and the conversation about you, investigating you? Or should it be broader to include the Mueller report potential financial impropriety. I think it has to include at all look this is a as you know Judy an impeachment is a difficult thing for country go through even the impeachment process. And it's not like you look forward to that, but there are potential significant violations of constitutional responsibility." And the House has no choice but to move forward. I think it has to look at all the things that they said they were going to look at, because as I said at the outset... All of the things? Yes! The financial impropriety, you know, actions of what they've laid out. I think they have an obligation under the Constitution and it could be difficult but I think they have no choice if the Constitution requires it

30:54 So that's different from the House approach. Right now they're saying narrowly Ukraine, so I want to get your clarification. Whatever they decide do is for them to decide and do but there are other areas that he has stonewalled, the administration has stonewalled including the Mueller report and possible conflicts of interest. Look their job is to take on their constitutional responsibility my job if I'm going to nominate him is to beat him Oh, that's a minute 37 seconds of my life. I'll never get back again That's what you're looking for but it actually there was good It was pretty it was actually pretty good and I well yes Glad you thought so looked at the fact one of our producers put a little cheat sheet together for me for this resolution that they passed

CHAPTER 09 / 46 Discussion

House Impeachment Resolution and Lawfare Institute Involvement

The House passed a resolution outlining the impeachment inquiry process, which grants Chairman Adam Schiff the authority to allow contracted legal staff to question witnesses. Concerns were raised about the influence of the Lawfare Institute and lawyers like Norm Eisen in shaping the legal strategy against the executive branch.

adam schiff· lawfare institute· impeachment resolution· subpoenas· norm eisen

31:39 And now this may be exactly the same as when Republicans were impeached, or I mean Democrats were impeached. I don't know that people say it is. I haven't had the time to look at it but in this process, in this resolution which is not law, it's not a bill, it was an agreement on... and what wasn't agreement because all the Republicans voted against it so it was you know completely partisan but Here's how it will and will not work. The executive branch, that's the president, will not be permitted to participate in the open hearing his lawyers will not be permitted to question witnesses in open hearings the ranking members so that's on the Republican side I think it's Devin Nunes

32:27 He will have subpoena power, which means he can force someone to come and testify but that is subject to pre-approval by Chairman Adam Schiff. Right, which means he doesn't have subpoena power? No of course he doesn't! He'll only have it if a Schiff says yes but here's the one that caught my eye The chairman, that would be Schiff can allow contracted legal staff to question witnesses as part of his 90 minutes of available questioning. So he'll bring in contracted counsel from the Lawfare Institute Now these guys we've talked about them before but it's a long time ago I don't know like two and a half years they're the ones who have always been behind this legal strategy

33:17 of with the Mueller report and I think they're at it again here. These are very, very tricky mofos this lawfare group for a couple years i've been reading about the Lawfare Strategy but as the Lawfare Institute And I think it's Kramer, Levin, Naftalus and Frankel. And there's also Brookings Institute and this guy Norm Eisen who was former ethics counsel to President Obama. So it's a very slick group of lawyers who will be...so forget these idiot representatives they're going straight to the shark lawyers who are gonna be doing the examination that's a change that's what they tried to do with

34:02 With Kavanaugh, I think which kind of fell flat. The Republicans tried it and then they turned into a stupidity match. Remember you had that lawyer woman or the prosecutor who asked the questions because they had to be sensitive? Yeah vaguely Well, that's why a lot of people are refusing to go in. And they don't have to yet because it's not... Oh, maybe they don't have to or it's just a bluff. Wait wait wait! Don't they? So here's the question if it's not an actual impeachment are the subpoenas enforceable by law? No, not according to... That's what I thought too yeah

34:39 the Giuliani's of the world. So trustworthy! That's where I take my legal advice from. He is just the opposite of those other guys. Of course, yeah, of the lawfare. Of course, of course... so sad. Alright let's do some more Joe, i can handle it I'm surprised. All right, well let's go on with Joe now by the way we'll mention he says fact of the matter, look here is the deal but mostly look and he is saying look so much I mean it only caught a piece of this whole thing I didn't clip the whole thing because you get sick of it after awhile look

CHAPTER 10 / 46 Discussion

Ukraine Geopolitics and Alleged State Department Rat Lines

Speculation regarding Ukraine suggests the country serves as a "choke point" for illicit State Department activities, including arms and drug trafficking. References to George Webb's research link the current political turmoil to historical "rat lines" and the strategic importance of oil pipelines in the region.

ukraine· george webb· leonid vindman· crowdstrike· rat lines

35:22 So let's go to, this is a shorty. This is 17 second clip. This is part two. The phone call between the president Trump and the President of Ukraine now that there are White House aides saying that there was material left out of the transcript of that call do you believe the president is involved in a cover-up? Yes All right, we got that on record. Cover up! Yes. Oh my goodness. On to three... Look you have some of the finest people in the administration feeling they have to come forward and say exactly what they heard and what they knew. The idea that someone would invite a foreign power

36:10 into our election and in the process withhold apparently, the allegation from some within the administration who heard the conversations. Withhold vital aid military aid voted for by Congress While Ukrainians are dying in the Donbass that is the eastern Ukraine in order to take on Russians who were there still killing them killing these people Is just I it is. It's one of the things that No president, and I'm aware of has ever ever thought of doing Yeah whatever this

36:53 You know George Webb? He does those videos that if you don't follow along, you have to go back 13 hours to figure out what the hell he's talking about. And it's really good but I just don't have the time in my life to watch every video that he does everyday But he is making connections between this Leonid Vindman, the decorated soldier who has a twin brother, by the way. Who is in high finance and in fact so high that his firm was...has been fined over $1 billion for improper financial transactions but the more I look at it Ukraine appears to be and I'm just taking this George Webb information with me you have to go look ...I put into show notes but yeah I mean you really have to go back and focus

37:47 And this goes all the way back to Putin coming in and fighting on the Eastern Ukraine front, and then taking... repatriating a part of Ukraine. It seems that all of the scams that we saw in the Middle East—and I mean ALL OF THEM! We're talking Libya, we're talking Syria, Afghanistan probably even African regions as well, but that they were running...they I will say they and that would be mainly the State Department. They were running guns for drugs most likely through Ukraine

38:33 it's exactly like Iran-Contra. And I don't have a lot to base this on other than just what I've put together, thinking about what I'm hearing people say and it makes so much sense! It was so important when Putin put one foot into Ukraine the State Department went ape shit they went in they put snipers in they killed people they installed a whole new government they did it I mean that they named the people if they Vicky Newland they put the people in, Joe Biden came over to midwife the deal. It was all you know Victoria Nuland's phone call and the money it seems or as George Webb would call the rat lines was coming for anyway they have weapons going into all these different places where we wanted strife, we wanted the Arab Spring, we wanted shit to happen, we funded groups like in Syria with ISIS

39:27 And in return, drugs came back and maybe that's part of the fentanyl crisis. I don't know but Ukraine for some reason take it back to the origins of CrowdStrike what Trump was asking The new Ukrainian president about with corruption I think Ukraine is ground zero for a lot of shenanigans Well, I can see that but i think your old thesis which would have been oil pipelines. No but ultimately thats what the result is why do you want the strife for the oil and for the pipelines more of the oil? Im saying before that just to get this everything going

40:09 and Syria is in most recent memory, we had to fund a group in there. And that turned into ISIS but that was to stop the Iran pipeline and give preference over the Qatari pipeline I mean this it's all there! It just seems like everything flowed through Ukraine. Well it's right butted up against yeah...it would be a major It's like a choke point. Yes! Yeah Now let's go to finish off this clipage. Thousands of sealed indictments will prove what I'm saying, John! Don't worry. Oops sorry By the way before you play that clip mm-hmm I just want to make an announcement... I want the fact checkers to jump all over this because i know they won't if it was Trump but they won't say anything about the bullcrap that continues from Joe Biden Look

CHAPTER 11 / 46 Discussion

George Washington Farewell Address and Foreign Intervention

Joe Biden incorrectly referenced George Washington's inaugural address before correcting it to the farewell address regarding warnings against foreign intervention in the American republic. The discussion questions the sincerity of Democratic concerns over foreign influence given the history of US involvement in foreign elections.

george washington· farewell address· foreign power· founding fathers· republic

41:11 Some of the finest people in the administration feeling they have to come forward and say exactly what they heard and what they knew. The idea that someone would invite a foreign power into our election, and in the process withhold apparently the allegation from some within the administration who heard the conversations withhold vital aid, military aid voted for by the Congress while Ukrainians are dying in the Donbass that is the eastern Ukraine. You're playing the same clip! Well I'm glad you figured it out after 30 seconds...I'm sorry. Well I was just so happy to hear him say look. Okay let's go to Clip 4 about George Washington What does that do to future presidents?

42:03 If we have another person like Trump, give a green light. The one thing George Washington in fact warned us about in his farewell address was republics fall because of intervention from foreign powers. Foreign powers and our electoral process." Well he finally corrected himself and said farewell address instead of inaugural address. Hello? Yeah, I'm trying to think what he did discuss it never mentioned report by the way Republic Washington ever said republics for we were like the only Republic really do have any any importance at the time.

42:47 Even in the fair wasn't it wasn't the farewell I have to go back and look at no. No, it was because I Remember very well this is only a couple of shows ago He was talking about his inaugural address and then you had me put in the show notes his inaugural address Washington's all right, which has no mention of it didn't make correct and now he's been in the farewell address He didn't put it like that Well, no. But it's popular to say the founding fathers are founders and they put their lives on the line for this constitution And then inviting a foreign government. Does anybody take this seriously on the Democrats side? Yes, they do. The dialysis of Libjos somehow Ukraine really which is if anything as a podunk country compared to like almost any Eastern European country what are they gonna do? They're gonna come over here they're gonna set up shop

43:44 I mean, why don't you get it? Okay. Why is everyone so upset about this military aid which i think in this case was just money It's not always mentioned in the call at least according to the transcript. Well its money so they could buy more stuff Hold on a second Was it Was it I haven't seen the actual purchase order Maybe it was money that was owed to them for shit. They did for the elites in the State Department Maybe that's why everyone is all pissed off or crap We need that money to go into basically they can get their money so they could do yes Yes This part of the system there was a payoff and Trump was holding enough. They don't care about Ukraine They care about themselves I have nothing to base this on other than it sounds a helluva lot like fast and furious

CHAPTER 12 / 46 Discussion

Joe Biden Paris Peace Accord Gaffe

Joe Biden mistakenly referred to the "Paris Peace Accord"—the 1973 agreement ending US involvement in the Vietnam War—instead of the Paris Climate Accord during a campaign speech. The segment also notes poor audio quality and technical production issues in recent Biden campaign appearances.

joe biden· paris climate accord· gaffe· vietnam war· campaign trail

44:30 Iran-Contra. We have a history of this! By the way, so I just wanted to make sure...I did have Trump ISO for after I did that thing on Beto? I want to check it out and see if it's usable. Okay we'll check it out now. What is yon?! Done. It's good. It's already in the final slot Can't go wrong with that perfect. I did pick up a Joe Gaff That's a shorty. I take exception with something else other than what he says, you may have seen this What Joe is trying to tell you is that the Paris Climate Accord is very important and we should re-enter that but what comes out... I'm going to make sure that we rejoin the Paris Peace Accord on day one And I announce within the first 100 days those 173 nations are gonna come and meet in Washington DC to up the ante

45:26 So instead of... Wait, from 1917? No no the 1973 that the peace accord was... The 1973 Peace Accord in Vietnam. Yes but what I take offense to is What the fuck is this Jay?! Why do you sound like this!? Who was running his campaign! I'm gonna make sure we rejoin the Paris Peace Accord on day one when they're not supposed to be here and you won't regret it!! Come on!!! I had a Biden gaffe that was He worries says he's in Ohio when he's in Iowa. Yeah, we the problem is it was the same sound problem Only this time it sounded like you was in a bucket It's one channel and this it's on one channel and its over modulated Either he's got to back off the mic or someone's gotta I mean who is running that show?

46:15 Some drunk. Remember we had the video where a chip-in appeal which sounded like he was in the Home Depot bucket on an iPhone shot in the corner somewhere? This is not as serious campaign Apparently not! It's not, it's not now Where's Hillary I'm getting a little tired now of waiting. Uh...I don't think it's gonna happen well She only has a few days left before she can't file for a couple of these primaries. I think you said on show 1177, which is... I gave her till November 1st before it flew up like my prediction Yeah, you did give us a November first day You're gonna hold on until the 7th? Yeah just she's gone into silent running

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Hillary Clinton Discusses Conspiracy Theories on Trevor Noah

Hillary Clinton appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where she addressed right-wing conspiracy theories, including jokes about the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Chelsea Clinton joined the interview, discussing the "constant erosion of truth" regarding long-standing rumors about the Clinton family.

hillary clinton· trevor noah· the daily show· jeffrey epstein· chelsea clinton

47:07 I mean, it's like she's in a sub or something. What happened? Did she faint? Well... She have the spell? Oh! We got the vapors! She still doing the rounds. She was on Trevor Noah show The Daily Show and Trevor Noah did everyone quite a service I feel and I appreciated what he did And I thought it was very funny and good that he brought that out Hillary, I have to ask you a question That is been plaguing me for awhile How did you kill Jeffrey Epstein? Because, you're not in power but you have all the power. I really need to understand how you do what you do because you seem to be behind everything nefarious and yet you don't use it to become president What is the game plan

48:04 Well Trevor By the way if you watch this interview and you should watch it The lighting is so bad for her. You can see the surgery and she has from the whole, she has those kind of puffy cheeks That is all filler. You can see the incisions, the filler goes from under that puffy cheek all the way back to her ear on both sides and you see...you can actually see the line where it's either part-incision or it's injected and it's swollen and it looks red and if the lighting was not good for her. But honestly though what does it feel like being the boogeyman of the rights?

48:53 It's a constant surprise to me because the things they say, and now of course it's on steroids with being online are so ridiculous beyond any imagination that I could have. And yet they are so persistent in putting forth these crazy ideas and theories. Honestly, I don't know what I ever did A lot of them live to come up with these conspiracy theories and you know I've gotten kind of used to it. It's been going on for a number of years now

49:32 Many people saw this clip and you probably didn't hear the first part You just saw the little the little memey part which is funny And then of course what goes out in right-wing conservative circles is oh she left She laughed, well Of course The whole thing was a joke and a setup but you never heard what? What Chelsea said as Chelsea said something if she's sitting right next to her usually doesn't say anything But she had her own little Clinton body count story. I But I also think it's because it is effective. Like, I'll never forget reading an article after the 2016 election... Listen to her talk! You're gonna love this. I'll never forgot! I'll never forgot! I'll NEVER forget reading an article after the 2016 election where the reporter interviewed someone who had been undecided voter and he said you know he thought my mom had won all three debates... Listen to the cadence.

50:26 And he said, you know, he thought my mom had won all three debates. She clearly had a greater command of the subject matter and yet he just kept reading that she had murdered more than 50 people and he said somewhat nonchalantly like I don't think that she murdered fifty but like what if she murdered two? You just think it's this constant erosion of truth insanity Uh-huh. I think that's very fair what the guy said, yeah I don't know 50 but 2? Yeah! I can buy two and the cool thing is now and this is everywhere The meme is loose you know for a while Howard Stern

CHAPTER 14 / 46 Discussion

Epstein Didn't Kill Himself Meme on Fox News

A military dog handler appearing on Fox News' "Watters' World" ended a public service announcement about Belgian Malinois dogs by stating "Epstein didn't kill himself." The moment highlights the viral spread of the meme across mainstream media and public discourse.

jeffrey epstein· fox news· waters world· military dogs· meme

51:09 He has Gary Della Botte as producer and it became in the 80s and 90s, it became a thing for people to call into television shows talk shows radio shows. And then somewhere you just had to throw in Baba Booey! And then it was funny And then Stern would play it and so people would get on to all these talk shows with very serious questions and then just started throwing bababooey in, and everyone'd get all pissed off and hang up. Well now this is happening with Hillary This is Water's World on Fox and I think this is a military guy with a military dog. To your left there...and uh..I'm sure he's ready to go out on the next mission? And he can't wait! So thank you and thank Nero for your service. I appreciate it

51:55 it. Absolutely, if I could throw a PSA out real quick? Real quick! The remarkable nature of these dogs and them being highlighted in the news creates a huge demand by people that frankly shouldn't have them. If you see the coverage and you decide I want one of these dogs either buy a finished trained, fully trained and finished dog from a professional or just don't get one at all. That and Epstein didn't kill himself. Alright, okay. Thank you for that commentary alright People are doing it everywhere now It's just you gotta say oh before I go Epstein didn't kill himself we're just gonna throw that in there is great I think its fair That's the thank-you welcome back America We're funny again I'm liking that and liking that that's cute yeah Well the Hillary thing is disconcerting and I will take a look at that because lighting You know

CHAPTER 15 / 46 Discussion

Radio Shack Brands and Technical Nostalgia

A brief discussion on the history of Radio Shack brands identifies "Realistic" and "Optimus" as the company's former high-end audio labels. The hosts recall the era of Tandy Corporation and the decline of the electronics retailer.

radio shack· realistic· tandy· optimus· audio gear

52:51 Professional lighters can do anything they want with you. You have to be like one of the group is one of the groups that people in In broadcasting, you have to make friends with oh yeah lighting and sound Lighting a sound so I didn't look like crap Joe didn't talk to the sound guy didn't make nice with him. I don't know It doesn't sound like he's even got a sound guy Mr.. Michael kid mr. Microphone Got some Radio Shack gear. Oh, it's out of business It was on sale at the auction It's called a realistic Other brand was there other radio shacks other brand you had realistic they had to Brandon well tell me that chat room will know yeah Well maybe the trolls will know

53:45 Control room, sorry. By the way... Okay go on No go ahead I'll come back to it Oh Tandy? But there was another one! Tandy was the leather company that owned radio They owned it right but then they had another brand on their stereos No, I can't think of it. Yeah they did because they had some speakers with this name on it like it was Optimus or something along those lines. Worse! Realistic? It was their high-end audio. You know that just going back to the impeachment resolution

CHAPTER 16 / 46 Discussion

Nancy Pelosi American Flag Visual Discrepancy

During a press conference regarding the impeachment resolution, Nancy Pelosi stood next to a printed graphic of an American flag that appeared to have 15 stripes and incorrect dimensions. The visual anomaly led to speculation about whether the error was a simple mistake or contained subliminal messaging.

nancy pelosi· american flag· impeachment· visual analysis· symbolism

54:31 Nancy Pelosi came out and it bothered me, and I couldn't quite figure it out. And I looked it up on the plane United does have Wi-Fi go figure Not all the planes well though Okay, but Delta doesn't so they don't have that So she came out and you know she did her spiel like everybody else did But they told you think unless or she came out with an easel And then the guy turned the board around and it was an American flag. And it bothered me! I couldn't figure out, so I went back and looked... This thing-I don't know if there's actual rules but it was disgusting what she did If you think about standing there, I'm all about the Constitution The rule of law, Viva America The flag had 15 stripes

55:21 had a almost one-to-one ratio instead of the approved one to five ratio. You should really take a look at this I mean, it's you know It's a minor nitpick but if you're gonna put a flag next to you why not make it look like the American flag? It had a white border at the top, a white border at the bottom which was the same height as all of the stripes. It's supposed to have 13 stripes but it... so it had 15, at least it looked like with one stripe above the stars even and it was 1-1! It wasn't 1-5! Huh? That's interesting And I don't know if that is just a dumb mistake because visually its jarred you know how Its ummm The flag has a certain look to it and your familiar with the dimensions

56:10 And it wasn't, why not just use a flag? Why did it have to be a printed thing. It was strange I don't know if there's some subliminal message to it or not but... Umm..I just wanted to say that I didn't like it So I want to play this clip since we're just before completely leave Biden behind so Hunter Biden showed up on GMA Good Morning America and they one of the women with the real with the jaws I can't remember her name, she's a good interviewer. And she went and interviewed him kind of, and she did kinda of a, I don't know if you can say it was a nasty interview? She was very skeptical. I don't have the whole interview, I just have the part where he, where she interviews his wife Melissa Cohen, a South African woman who he married just recently. Ah! She's a hottie too. Yeah they... What are ya doing? I don't think so.

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Hunter Biden and Melissa Cohen GMA Interview

Hunter Biden and his new wife, South African filmmaker Melissa Cohen, gave an exclusive interview to Good Morning America. The segment focused on their rapid marriage and Cohen's defense of Hunter's character amidst ongoing scrutiny of his business dealings and personal history.

hunter biden· melissa cohen· good morning america· amy robach· south africa

56:10 And it wasn't, why not just use a flag? Why did it have to be a printed thing. It was strange I don't know if there's some subliminal message to it or not but... Umm..I just wanted to say that I didn't like it So I want to play this clip since we're just before completely leave Biden behind so Hunter Biden showed up on GMA Good Morning America and they one of the women with the real with the jaws I can't remember her name, she's a good interviewer. And she went and interviewed him kind of, and she did kinda of a, I don't know if you can say it was a nasty interview? She was very skeptical. I don't have the whole interview, I just have the part where he, where she interviews his wife Melissa Cohen, a South African woman who he married just recently. Ah! She's a hottie too. Yeah they... What are ya doing? I don't think so.

57:15 No, she's well I saw a picture. She is photogenic but when you see her and listen to her especially when she's not telegenic that's for sure and she's not a hottie by any means And she is extremely elite in the way she speaks Both her and it was very noticeable both her and Hunter Biden's teeth were so white phony white they were blue You know where you go beyond white and you start to pick up like ultraviolet tones? Like that one time Ross on Friends. Yes, we all know exactly what you're talking about

57:55 Yeah, it's like what happened? I'm sorry. Yeah play it play things have not been easy Externally the 33 year old filmmaker from South Africa stepping into the spotlight for the first time in this exclusive interview They've been harder than most people could ever even imagine but internally things have been amazing and its only tested our bond to just Solidify how strong the bond really is what is the truth? about hunter he's wonderful and caring and kind and he very much cares about his country and family Yeah, goes on and on like this. Honestly talking to her tea she talks to her teeth yeah I read about her and about how they met and it sounded to me and I'm just

58:50 throwing it out allegedly, etc. But it sounded kind of like they were coke buddies? Kind of... Like that's kinda how they met? Well the interviewer from GMA she did confront Hunter about this and he really got irked about her and she stayed with it! What about the cocaine?! Yeah, well you know she says you've been in rehab like 70 times. Wait a minute! Then they go back and forth little bit it was quite good. Probably should have clipped it but uh... I was more interested in this woman that talks through her teeth and with this very elitist kind of thing. A bond, they're bonded. But isn't she like a TV producer or... She's a documentarian? Yeah, documentarian exactly. Documentarian. Exactly. Documentarian. Oh well! And i think the less Hunter says the better off everybody is probably. I will say this he can tell it he's one of those charmers

CHAPTER 18 / 46 Discussion

Linguistics Professor Critiques No Agenda Speech Ridicule

An anonymous linguistics professor sent a critique to the show regarding the ridicule of speech patterns like "vocal fry" and "T-dropping." The professor argued that these are natural language evolutions and that mocking them can be perceived as discriminatory, while the hosts defended their right to critique the "milieu" of elite and media speech.

linguistics· vocal fry· t-dropping· jill abramson· yamiche alcindor

59:55 And he's got the Joe Biden smile, and he is a charmer. He can probably...He is pretty good at sales. Vote Trump! Check the shoes make sure they're brown. You know we made some fun of dropping the T's I got a note from an anonymous linguistics professor from a well-known University on the West Coast who asked to be kept anonymous And now it was kind of interesting from a linguistics... He's at university, he has to be anonymous. Of course he does! I think he is pretty young too, he only had his PhD for couple years

1:00:44 But, he says that... well he was trying to give us a warning and he did start right off by saying hey just so you know these are not intended as accusations or attacks but I said has a background of a PhD in linguistics. I'd be happy to follow up we did have it back and forth but he said that no actually i'll read from it Noah Jenna deals so much with language, I thought it would send a note of caution regarding how certain types of speech are ridiculed slash highlighted on the show. Oh yeah. Language... What?

1:01:22 Languages change and evolve inevitably. What dialect is correct, standard or prestigious is related to political sociological factors and are not an objective standard of correctness." Now I'm going to pause here for a second because I did go back-and-forth with him he was He thought that the way I responded, that I was defending an attack and I was pissed off which I wasn't because he said right up front it's not an attack. But what I was concerned about is here is a linguistics professor who listens to no agenda who is stating these things as fact And that's what he has been taught and that's what he studied on so...I just disagree with everything

1:02:03 He goes on, the reason I'm a bit concerned is that most of the speech that is targeted for ridicule... ...is generally associated with female or non-white speakers. And of course he says immediately, I do not believe you are sexist or racist at least no more than any of us are! That pissed me off Most of these attitudes about language are subconscious but still present and he says I want to stop I don't want to stop the read, but I want to stop sure right away Because for example in today's show we have been ridiculing someone who says look all the time who is a white male

1:02:44 No, well that a female I made this point to him and I'll tell you what he came back with but I want to continue because the learning What he's been taught is in his original note He says I don't think much of this humor will age. Well in the next few years which by the way is kind of Insulting to say that that's what you when you go back and say well this tweet aged. Well Yeah Okay I don't think much of this humor will age well in the next few years as people become a bit more aware of the science. In other words, and I like this guy because we went back and forth. I'm fine with him. I'm not angry at him. I'm sad about what he's been taught what he thinks is science or what he's been told...I don't know! I'm not a professor but it's according to him its science. I think that type of commentary might be alienating or offending more people than you think Or at least I predict it will become more salient in the near future

1:03:44 Making fun of a non-native English speaker who is Dutch is very different than making fun of a non white immigrant in the US or elsewhere. For the hypothetical... yeah, well you know like I do the Dutch thing so it's... So I know that but I don't see if one's not offensive why? Why is one offensive and one isn't? Exactly! Like many of the topics you discuss on this show, oil media etc., language is a major tool of power internationally. Listen to this! This isn't...this isn't important. Like many other topics you discuss on this show, language is a major tool of power internationally and English plays a role it is a completely unequal playing ground linguistically

1:04:24 Language is one of the last ways people can get away with discrimination in the real world without being called out. I guarantee you what's going to happen next, John. Speaking English is racist! It's coming and it is part of the patriarchy You speak English? You have an unfair advantage While I think there is far more than enough evidence to discourage it out of human kindness and empathy, I think that the direct societal repercussions are coming. For examples... Here's where you got your prediction! For examples of specific linguistic features that are discussed on occasion on no agenda are vocal fry and tea dropping

1:05:13 While not exclusively a female feature, Vocal Fry is associated with younger female speakers. No! The first time we played it was the Berklee Hummer And that's what we called her, the Berkeley Hummer Jill Abramson who by far is young. She is not young! How old is Jill Abramson? She's not young she's in her 60s. Yeah so that's where it started and I think we said that this is more of a milieu issue... Anyway I'll continue Yes we do Billy, by the way you should stop right there and remind people that that's what we're dealing with here is milieu, not any sort of social economic anything. It's milieu! You have a bunch of people together and they all vocal fry in the up talk

1:06:04 And they have that screwy or weird cadences like everybody in the Obama administration. We noticed the cadence that everybody in the administration had, it was a dang-dee bang-da-bang kind of sound Or the one you just pointed out with Chelsea These are all milieus that we're dealing with which apparently the linguistic department doesn't give a shit about and it's the same like Trump and Johnson dropping sentences, non sequiturs. It's also a milieu of nut jobs in their own way and we make fun of that too so again on one hand yes to many listeners it can sound annoying I personally think it's funny but there are also social political and power issues related he does a lot of slash I should have read every single time...I don't know if this is a university thing but... Milieu

1:06:57 Yes, exactly. I'll read the slashes because he uses that all the time as if maybe I should choose... I don't know if you're a linguistics professor shouldn't you use language? Again on one hand yes to many listeners it can sound annoying but there are also social slash political slash power issues related to slash driving slash underlying the change Asking ourselves why is that feature annoying but the other one isn't is a worthwhile exercise I find it all annoying. Similarly with tea dropping, it is simply an ongoing change and not incorrect speech if you put- No stop!

1:07:38 We have, when we first started commenting on the tea dropping in Po-ant Putin is the first one that really caught our attention. The woman did that quit because she hated poop and then she worked for RT. And by the way shouldn't we all try to pronounce people's names in their native pronunciation? Isn't that the idea I've never heard a Russian say Poo-an No, so especially with names it's just that is incorrect but okay I digress by the way So I'm watching Ted Okay. Let me get back to where was I going? I was headed to the oh yes dropping the T's yeah very early on when we started to drop in the tease situation and we've We try to catch it when we can't because this funny mountain of

1:08:27 I'm gonna go to the top of the mountain. Uh, cause it makes you sound like a moron but... We got another comment from a different guy who's I don't know if he's linguistics or what but he said the same exact thing So this is being taught someplace that this is a progression That somehow dropping the T. This we were told this Over two years ago when first cut when what's-her-name Wheeler, whatever name was quit It wasn't wheelers at other guys with the RT show. Yeah, I think it was weird. Oh, yeah And it was, oh no you're just making fun of something that's ongoing. It's ongoing people are all gonna be dropping the Ts in the future there is something being taught in the universities and I believe that dropping the T is actually code. It's like this unbeknownst code. You are putting yourself into a position, your categorizing yourself

1:09:24 Well, what's interesting is that why is it like we had in the last show? Why is somebody that's a vocal coach dropping her T's. What kind of vocal coach is this? And that's what he was responding to here on Thursday show you played a clip of a voice coach and were concerned because they were not speaking properly You are probably thinking of a speech therapist as a voice coach generally helps people with the quality of their voice Not the content Well, here's what I would like to say. Wait a minute... He said, I think it might be good to stop and ask why something sounds weird and if it is actually annoying for dialects slash pragmatic reasons. Examples repetitive um's hedging etc yeah we harp on that all the time in fact we're the hardest on ourselves about speech about stupid things we say but or smacking our lips or saying so exactly no yes

1:10:22 But here's the thing. Why is it okay and does he not even make mention? And again, I have no problem with the guy. I'm happy he's a producer and he's hitting people in the mouth This is why you're saying I'm having trouble because people are pushing back They hear how you make fun of them obviously and then they don't want to listen anymore but he's saying it's not incorrect speech and its speech changes and language changes but are we not allowed to push back I mean, if changes are afoot and if things happen and language of course changes. It's documented all the time but that doesn't mean you have to go okay! I accept the way you say it why can't we just push back? No, I say it this way Why is it always someone else who's changing it that has to be right

1:11:13 Anyway, agree what why is someone changing it like saying important? That's an important Martin What why are we supposed to oh okay well We're gonna start saying it that way too so he can sound really stupid You know. It's like I got over the axe thing and that's mainly because of Moe You know, Mo says X. I want to ask you... We had the definitive clip on this where it's actually... It's correct! During Dickens era or Chaucer, right? I think it was Chaucer. It was okay to use that term that usage That doesn't mean you have to like it No but I'm over it and if my friend wants Well I don't care one way or the other

1:12:02 But if somebody on television, this is where that comes from. When Yamiche Alcindor who's on network PBS News Hour a plum job that many of black person would love to have when she says acts like a woman. instead of ask, unless she's a Chaucerian and some sort of a student of the language I take offense to it. And you should be able to and you should me able to make fun of it but that's not allowed anyway from all this and from my exchange with the professor and again I'm not angry I just disagree and I'm surprised that this is his thinking because that's what he's been taught am I really surprised? No! But I came to a realization

CHAPTER 19 / 46 Discussion

Degradation of Human Communication via Text and Emojis

The shift toward text-based communication on platforms like WhatsApp and Twitter has led to a loss of context and emotional nuance in human interaction. The hosts argue that the necessity of emojis and the rise of podcasts reflect a societal desire for the authentic tone and complexity found in verbal conversation.

communication· emojis· emoticons· twitter· social media

1:12:51 We are too literal, and this has a reason. For the past five but I would give it ten years human communication—this also explains the success of podcasts like ours—human communication has been relegated or degraded to text only We WhatsApp or text our friends, our family. We make our opinions known in what used to be 140 now 280 characters You have no idea what the context is of what someone's saying I can say well that was a piece of shit Or wow that was a piece of shit

1:13:34 It's two different ways. That's why we had to invent emojis so people could put some emotion We have no idea what we mean anymore and in fact I assert that when you read something your state of mind is going to change that into the tone of voice that you're reading into it And it could be completely different for somebody else And that's why he misinterpreted your first go-round, you said when you went back and forth. You were offended when you're not offended. I have to... Emojis, when emojis first started, I will give a little background from the 1980s. Originally they were emoticons.

1:14:14 And emoticons were, and people would use them. They would write something and then they would put in emoticon because the tone was never, unless you're a professional novelist who has to really write a lot to get the tone in there so you really understand what they're thinking and how they're saying it. But just in one or two sentences, you can't do it I don't care how good of a writer you are You have to use emoticons even though there's a lot of people during that emoticon era Oh! They used emoticons! You can't do that It's horrible, stupid...you should be able to say what you mean without using emoticons No! You can't That was the point

1:14:56 And to this day, it's a problem. Most people and most people aren't professional writers to begin with by a lot It's almost impossible and even professional writers use them because you have to. Why? What, you can't... I'm just kidding here! You don't type all this crap out! Because we've lost the art of writing and writing to a degree where you can actually explain what you're feeling that has multi- Well it's because if you remember yeah well when you used to write you'd have it in the handwriting and it would also be lengthy That's the difference. But not, yeah of course we got compressed by Twitter and we got crutches like emojis. Email predated Twitter and email became the problem because email is always terse

1:15:47 Yeah, you know you're making my point for me in the workplace You do have context the work when workplace emails take place. You have some Context as what your communicating with your colleagues and it's not just email its slack It's a sauna its all the things everybody is using but outside of that we've totally lost the ability to interpret and communicate which is why I think When people hear two individuals discussing something on a podcast, it's very nice to listen to because people don't have that anymore in their lives. They don't talk anymore with friends and family It's all app this app that check my gram butta butta butta butta being butter boo and its destructive Time code

CHAPTER 20 / 46 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 1187 Producer Credits and Dog Deconstruction

The show acknowledges executive producers and artists, including Jennifer Buchanan for her "Bag Daddy" animation. A donor request for the deconstruction of the military dog involved in the Al-Baghdadi raid leads to a discussion on the dog being used as a media distraction.

baghdadi· purple heart· military dog· photoshop· producer credits

1:16:36 And with that I'd like to thank you for your courage and say in the morning to you and the man who put the sea in context John C. Dvorak! Well, in the morning to you Mr. Adam Curry, I'm John C. Dvorak and oh, I'm sorry in the morning to boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water dames and knights out there In the morning to the trolls in the trollery you like that trolls didn't ya? Yeah They liked that a lot in the morning to the trolls in the troll room That is no agenda stream calm 24 hours a day 20 said 20 for 24 7 days a week There's always something going on at noagendastream.com and it's fun to go in there with the trolls and troll away at whoever is live, it's the most fun because we got a chat room there but you can also just hang out with people and talk and it's a good place to be. Noagendastream.com

1:17:28 I also would like to thank the artists that we had for episode 1186, 1186 episodes. We came up with a title Bag Daddy and oh yeah this was our Jennifer Buchanan coming soon on Netflix from the No Agenda Animated Studios you saw she did and did you see the bag daddy video she did? Yeah, I've seen them all. That's fantastic the Baghdadi one was quite good It's very good and now thank you people are sending me or at least posting on Twitter Good pieces from previous shows with time codes an episode numbers And I am astounded how anyone can find any of this stuff or how they know it's beyond me? I don't know what I did in the last show

1:18:15 Let alone that someone, or maybe people have patience. But I think we're going to come up with enough material for a damn good pilot. Oh for sure! For our exit strategy It won't be an exit strategy because you can't quit the show ever! Oh you're right. It's not much of an exit strategy When it goes into syndication and reruns... It's a money making strategy! Oh well, it's-I guess it's not an exit strategy dammit You're right Well, we can be pretty damn topical. I'm amazed at the speed of which he gets stuff done that's fantastic It's just it's I'm blown away Well, we have to I'm blown away by some of our producers and executive producer associate executive producer for sure 1187 Okay Let's thank them and I'm gonna thank him starting with sir Francis of SRQ the Earl Earl of Southwest Florida Florida Arcadia yes 792 bucks whoo yeah

1:19:19 I'm gonna close this little, you know there's a little window that pops up. Oh the Skype window? The shitty Skype window? Yeah and click it and goes away then it shows up again. It comes back! Why? Like bad Mexican lunch. It just is what it is. IBM gents, a belated congrats on 12 years of superb media deconstruction. I believe... Oh wait, whoa stop. I'm sorry. I needed to thank the artists. I just said great piece of work. I didn't say it was comic strip blogger You know that would be a problem. Alright, thank you. Sure wasn't CSB his competitor? Thank you Comics for your blogger alright we're back to Sir Francis. It's problematic bro. Make goods for the next year

1:20:03 A belated congrats on 12 years of superb media deconstruction. I believe that it got in somewhere in the 600s, but I wish it had been sooner for my sanity's sake! Please accept today's contribution in exchange for the two dozen invisible no agenda hats to be delivered by drone obviously Okay, on a recent episode there was a discussion of the Spotify office and their love of transgenderism at one point Adam mentioned them sipping espresso And admiring the brute view from your San Francisco. I'm sending the house Mufflers on those They're gone all right done yes in the San Francisco HQ yeah

1:20:46 Bear with me, but that comment triggered reminded me of another scene at least the espresso part. It took me back to the first Gulf War wherein Matt the anal rapist flower Allegedly, allegedly reporting on the way on the war from the safety of Kuwait. It's that idea yes I will never forget watching him sit in a director's chair under an umbrella sipping espresso while his colleague David Bloom was embedded with the tank battalion and died of an embolism from being stuck in a tank for hours on end RIP David Bloom and get ready to be someone's

1:21:29 Bitch in jail, Lauer. Okay enough of this. One more anecdote to share to share, and whilst I have it you had my 15 year old son ask me on Tuesday at dinner whether I was impressed with the killing of Al Baghdadi last week. And he brought up the dog! I started to laugh and then I realized that my Amazon Echo is in the room so I said Alexa play the most recent episode of No Agenda. Ah yes a teaching moment ensued and I assured him that you would deconstruct the dog distraction on Thursday's show. You know what he's talking about? That is enough

1:22:10 Well, I know he's talking about the dog that apparently was injured and got the purple heart. Oh the dog and the purple heart? Okay! That's enough from me on how to NJNK but please serve up some espresso and embolisms at the round table today as we will go back to cookies and vodka around the holidays when i submit your holiday bonuses now sir francis srq earl of southwest florida 8300... I have a question here He asked for something at the roundtable, but is he getting upgraded or something? We have no Knights or Dames. We have no title changes So is he just asking for me to put it there for other people? Just some random stuff so they can hear you and yuck away about it Yeah but that won't... okay It won't happen today! No Well thank you very much Sir Francis

1:22:57 I don't see exactly what you want deconstructed about the dog other than it just added... I think we talked about the dog, this idea was photoshopped and uh.. Yeah. I don't know there's nothing to deconstruct about the dog Well other than i-it puts a nice slant on an otherwise bull crap story Yeah, I mean please don't pay attention to the fact that we that he blew himself up yet We had the DNA and that was quickly identified And they scattered his ashes in the ocean and will never see the pictures and but look at the dog Look at the Photoshop dog. Okay. It's a distraction. I'm not sure what he means nuts But I don't want to disappoint him with this 15 year old son. I don't want you know Way to go dad these douchebags didn't have anything about the dog

CHAPTER 21 / 46 Discussion

Jobs Karma and Birthday Requests for Producers

Producers Kevin and Melissa Fitzpatrick requested "Jobs Karma" and a "de-douching" during a donation segment. The hosts discuss the mechanics of leaving notes in PayPal and play various jingles, including "China is Asshole," in response to donor requests.

jobs karma· paypal· producer notes· birthday list· jingles

1:23:45 Another time code. I'm taking it with my dog's the other was it's almost as good as you know and Peter righto comes up next $577 75 cents in Malvern, Pennsylvania You guys are hilarious and satisfyingly accurate with media predictions Keep up the great work been enjoying your show on both Thursdays since 2016 so please de douche me oops Sorry, I left the de-douche in my suitcase. Wait... Alright! I got it here! You've been de-douched He's requesting some jobs karma for his fiancé and himself please play an extended Obama no no no No no no no Listen! No no no no no Hey

1:24:39 What would you say no, no, no, no, no No Jobs jobs and jobs. Let's go for a job Is it the Nexus by Kevin Fitzpatrick $333.13 and he sent a note in asking how to send a note in, okay so he sent the note. So I told him just send it again with a note. That's what you did and it turned out be very long but I want to make sure... He does have jingles requests you can queue up. China is as whole that's true

1:25:30 A combination that's been, and jobs karma. With the Trump and Nancy mashup. Oh people are doing dangerous stuff! Well we'll see what happens. We haven't gotten any feedback on any of it. And I'm gonna make sure he's on the birthday list I'll check, go ahead keep reading. Okay here he goes first off Anita de-douching for producing episode 1155 was 6666 You've been dedouched Actually, you know what future douchebags donating for the first time here's what you do when using PayPal enter a very generous amount so select your payment type once this happens a small nondescript box with the words your thoughts will appear below that very generous amount

1:26:20 Type words in that box so Adam and John may recite your voluminous recordings to the masses. This ends my public service announcement on the emergency douchebag network." Yeah, I will tell you there is a limit You cannot type as long as you want in that box Some people managed to do it Secondly... When's his birthday? Because he's not on the list when is his birthday He's not on the list No, he's not on the list That's interesting, thought I put him on there November 3rd Okay All right, maybe I didn't because it's a news PS Okay. How do we get on the birthday list? Yes. What's the criteria you know, it has to be your birthday That's a good start. Jesus guys got a lot of questions Kevin slow down take a pill

1:27:05 I'm just accounting for this, but my wife Melissa will be assuming the title of executive producer at this time. She needs a de-douching please! Alright... You've been de-douched. Knowing what you're looking for more dames. I'm convinced the research she should reach the title as soon as possible We argued debated as to who should be producing today, but I won out She resisted and I wanted this to be for me Oh and she wanted this to be from me I will listen way more than her But she claims This is her only source of news in goings-on in the world we need you both to continue the media deconstruction As long as humanly possible who else out there's gonna help keep us sane from the m5m bullcrap

1:27:53 More importantly, Melissa needs the power of Jobs Karma to help her during this challenging moment. And you're gonna risk Trump... Okay? What? Oh okay! That's Trump Pelosi right? She wants a double? Yes he said okay I have a smoking hot wife that works way too hard and way too much The day i met her I knew she was a keeper always wanted the best for her so by producing and receiving jobs karma hope this donation gets her to a better job situation in the very near future whatever that may be What about the 13 cents in a donation you may ask? Hey, what about the 13 cents? Yeah. What about the 13 cents? Oh, you may ask. Well Melissa's lucky number is 13 I'm trying to attach all the luck i can so by donating after your 12th anniversary You are now in your 13th year of no agenda So it might be a stretch but work with me here! 13 is her thing she even loves Friday the 13th Leslie finally Leslie Here we go get your douchebag button ready All right I want to call out Steve DOUCHEBAG

1:28:56 James. Douchebag! And 2an. Douchebag! For being douchebags, I hit them in the mouth a while back they should be very generous amount donations but as soon as they can anyways it's his birthday this is Kevin Fitzpatrick Brainwaves Creative Studios Alright and we got a couple of yingles for you China is asshole That's true Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Let's vote You've got karma China's asshole, that's true. That's a good combo it's a quickie It's it's funny like it was the visa dude named Ralph Miami Florida 311 oh for they go would you say there goes the other? Yeah I think we're pretty much toast on that one dear John and Adam by the way actually did you would do travel tips on this show

CHAPTER 22 / 46 Discussion

China Travel Tips and Manager Visa Strategy

A travel tip for visiting China suggests that journalists should never list their actual profession on visa applications to avoid bureaucratic hurdles. Instead, travelers are advised to use the title "Manager," which is considered a safe and versatile occupation for Chinese customs.

china· visa· travel tips· manager· bureaucracy

1:29:59 Yes, so first I went to China. Yes per se in the 90s early 90s a. This is when you could actually have to, when it wasn't so commercial to go there. So he's gonna be the only guy going. I was told that we were coached on how to fill out the form for the visa by a Chinese guy and he says whatever occupation you put since there was a bunch of journalists never put that. Don't put journalists down! Ever. He says you put down, because you can rationalize this and they love it when they just want to see it there's a bunch of bureaucrats You always put down...and you can rationalize this whoever you are I don't care who you are you can put this down and its honest and your not lying Manager Yeah that's good And I bet it has standing in China too manager Of course you could be manager of your own personal time

1:30:59 You can be manager of your family. If you're working for anybody, you're managing something. Another tip from your NOAGENDER show! We have tons of them. Dear John and Adam, congratulations on 12 years and thank you for the best podcast in the universe I read that in the Mueller report. This donation brings me halfway to my knighthood and includes $11 and four cents towards someone's Dame hood. Wow, nice! I leave the choice of a worthy candidate to your good judgment. In closing, I would like some jobs karma to further my career as a dude named Ben but i'm a dude named Ralph in Miami." Someone made uh...an interesting observation about um you know we have dudes name Ben and dudettes name Bernadette

1:31:42 Should we not just be calling this group of people who are very important? I'm sorry, important. They run the world their sysadmins network admins Should we just call them Them Name Ben? Isn't that more correct? We take it all in one go. I think Them Name Ben has a nice sound and thank you for the contribution towards the Dame Drive! Dame drive, dame drive It's the dame drive And baby you can be a dame Jobs jobs jobs and jobs Let's vote for jobs Karma.

CHAPTER 23 / 46 Discussion

No Agenda Book Recommendations and Robert Evans

The hosts review recommended reading from noagendabooks.com, including "Family of Secrets" and "The Unabomber Manifesto." They also discuss the legacy of film producer Robert Evans, his role in "The Godfather," and his reputation as a "pathological liar" according to Francis Ford Coppola.

family of secrets· robert evans· the godfather· francis ford coppola· noagendabooks.com

1:32:32 I wanted to make a donation. My wife and daughter Alice and Lynette have been listening for awhile, and started talking about the podcast. So this donation is in their name! I have never before listened to a podcast but find yours really worthwhile and entertaining as well. You made the recommendation for the book The Family of Secrets, The Bush Dynasty? I want to commend you for bringing this information out I really had my eyes opened. I hope a lot more people read the book." Good job! This is a program worth donating to and helping to keep on the air. I think Dr. Doctor, this is his first donation or even though it's for his wife and daughter, it's a de-dooshing isn't it? I would think so. You've been de-dooshed And thank you for contributing towards our Dame Drive

1:33:22 And, you know... We didn't talk about it much anymore but noagenda... It says noagendabooks.com still exists? Let me see. I believe so! No agenda entertainment... I think noagendabooks.com went away. Noagendafun.com That's where i got a lot of good stuff Yes that's what we have Oh there has movies books restaurants food and wine under books We go there. We have snow crash which of course is the Is very important important That's Neil Stevenson what else do we have this mind comph? Thanks? Books, we never talked about the myth of the machine or the camp of saints oh Well the machine yes, we did okay well the anti-tech revolution The Unabomber manifesto

1:34:20 We also family secrets is in there a family of secrets has got to be and of course it is also What else have we the population bomb? We recommend this Like legacy of ashes. Yeah, that would I see if ashes are broken pots book your pot shards. Yep pot shards our charts The site is kind of slow but there should be technological society should be listed Yes, and yes And there's a and I would just recommend for fun also because he just passed away at 89 kid stays in the picture by Robert Evans And I would say don't read it get the audiobook and I want to mention something you should note if you're gonna listen to him talking Talking out the book. Mm-hmm that according to Francis Ford Coppola is

1:35:12 Robert Evans was a pathological, not only pathological but an incredibly pathologic well like over the top liar. Really? Yeah. That's what he said on that old Peter Guber show that used to run and yeah he thought Evans was horrible. And Evans is the guy who prevented Scorsese from doing The Godfather 2 movie Well, but he's also the guy that got Coppola to do Godfather the original because he specifically said He wanted Italians to direct it and all em. He says and I was listening to an NPR interview that Hollywood only wanted Jews directing That's what he said

1:35:56 And so he fought to get an Italian. Just to continue, John... But entertaining! Industrial Society and its Future, Clinton Casts, The Anarchist Cookbook, The Day After Roswell Pot Shards, the Death and Life of the Great American School System Web Of Debt Oh my God we have recommended some good-ass books Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book One of My Favorites There is some good stuff in there Anyway, thank you very much for your support. Welcome to the family citizen welcome to our value for value network We're not done yet I'm just saying a couple more John lips $222 and 22 cents And he just simply says happy belated birthday and Matthew Anderson comes in with 200 bucks from West Roxbury Massachusetts nuts, and he just simply says karma works boom

CHAPTER 24 / 46 Discussion

Value for Value Model and Banking Tips

The No Agenda "Value for Value" model relies on direct listener support rather than corporate advertising. Listeners are encouraged to use credit unions, bank checks, or services like PopMoney to minimize transaction fees when contributing to the show.

value for value· credit unions· popmoney· zelle· donation methods

1:36:50 And that was a check he mailed in a check with a map of some street in Boston and no note and just said karma works on the check. This would be a good time for me to remind everybody that it is of great importance that you, if you're using something like well if you have the possibility to make donations through your bank that your bank may send a check or you can do it through there's a number of different ways you can do it. It's all at Dvorak dot org slash NA That's a good idea to do that

1:37:27 Just to spread it out in case you know the financial system goes down or other issues occur I've always appreciated that we receive many many checks. And, I think it's a great way of Sending your value to us. Well, that's also a great way of sending us cute notes and cards And it seems really like the cards we get some great cards from people It also saves a little bit on Transaction fees because basically it's one for one right? There's no if you send a bank check from the bank itself There's no fee if I'm not mistaken well think it goes straight slide is taken there's a feed involved but its minor but it's not now at the APO the

1:38:10 The other thing is I want to mention that PopMoney works quite well and it doesn't have, that has no fees. How about Zelle? Are we using... Zelle you know here's the thing about Zelle. I've talked to the bank about Zelle and they say one of these days are going to make it work but they say right now it doesn't work, they don't use Zelle. Yet there is one person that gets money to us through Zelle but I recommend Pop Money and there's a thing called person-to-person money, some system in Vermont somebody got through on that mechanism Talk to your bank. Credit unions are the most versatile, the credit unions seem to have all these different ways of doing stuff and it's always inexpensive. Yes and if you're in America you should have a credit union account no matter what with 10 bucks in it doesn't matter is important

1:39:05 It's you should always have just credit unions are they've helped me out so many times in the past. If you already have a relationship with them, they're not profit oriented. They're motivated by helping you their customer it's well worth it. Unfortunately we have UFCU Their color is orange so all their cards are orange Like hey, I'll pick up dinner. What is that? Did you get that? Is it a like an entry pass from Disneyland? It's the exact opposite of the American Express black card You drop that no no here's my orange card mmm. No yeah alright high roller

1:39:51 Well, thank you to our executive producers and associate executive producers in our value for value segment here. The first one for episode 1187 is very simple We take no money from corporations advertisers any other way It's your show your producers we need a lot of help and we have you know? We have professors Professors who are not afraid to at least share their thinking with us now Of course they have to be anonymous anonymously well that I understand but still he's taking a risk And I really appreciate that. That is huge value to me personally, the back and forth it helps me think but also we need to keep the show on the air that's what most people can do easily is support it with finances how do you do it? You say I listen for an hour two hours three hours What's my time worth what is the value I got did I learn anything

1:40:41 Did I take a linguistics class and learn more in that class or more for the discussion about it on the NO Agenda show? I think you know the answer. And please consider supporting us at... devorak.org slash N-A As you know, you gotta go out there and let everybody know what's important! Our formula is this We go out we hit people in the mouth Order! Shut up slave! Shut up slave with a goat twist. Did you ever do the karma, the Nancy Trump karma for that guy? I think i did but just in case... Jobs! Let's vote for jobs

CHAPTER 25 / 46 Discussion

Yale Doorbell Camera vs Amazon Ring Privacy

A comparison of home security options highlights the Yale non-cloud doorbell camera as a privacy-focused alternative to the Amazon Ring. The hosts criticize Ring's terms of service, which allow the company to use customer footage for advertising and surveillance purposes.

ring doorbell· amazon· yale· privacy· surveillance

1:41:36 You've got karma you will be targeted I want to remind people so those don't use that karma You'll be hell has been affected. We're still in testing phase. You will be happy to know that I found a device that was perfect to get rid of the ring. You remember, I'm going out of town and you know the keeper had kind of an experience where someone showed up at the door and we have the milky glass so he can't see who it is and so i wanted to come up with a solution for her And uh...I had the Ring Doorbell for two weeks and its now gone. Uh..i had our guide Drew come over help me out For $49 dollars your gonna love this product

1:42:18 It's Yale and Yale is an outstanding brand. Yale, you know, for locks etc... It is a non-cloud, non connected battery based device You drill a hole in the door just like he would for spyglass The spyglass goes in it's a little camera on the front And on the back, they have a battery-powered very lightweight small monitor. It plugs right in that's stuck onto the door There is no other connection You want to look? You hit the button it opens up you have just as good of view if not better Of your entryway and for us it goes all the way to the street 49 bucks and No one can spy on you such as Ring did

1:43:05 With Halloween. I'm so sick of what these people are doing their brain Did you see the the viral video of the kid who put who goes up? Tina showed it to me first whose trick-or-treating The kid goes up It's a ring ring video Ring doorbell video He sees the bowl is empty and he takes them out of his bag and puts it into the bowl Yeah, well idea. I've heard in this video. Okay seek it out Let me tell you about native ad Total bullshit. Who do you think it's a native ad for? Ring! Ring did this, has been doing ads... Oh yeah they took if You remember if you share a video with anybody their terms of service immediately allows them to do whatever they want with the video It's in the terms of service If you share a video from your ring doorbell with anyone else even your neighbor

1:43:58 The terms of service say, oh you shared it now we can do whatever we want with it. And they were making little ad videos... ...of all these things happening during Halloween and people think of course also cute look at that kid is great this is problematic You're being spied on your allowing Amazon of all people to spy on you and turn it into money, advertising money for themselves. And you're so mind controlled that your in oh ha ha this is great too bad they didn't take mine my kids were so cute stop get rid of it So let's take a look at the new boss of ISIS

CHAPTER 26 / 46 Discussion

ISIS Leadership Transition and ABC News Reporting

ABC News reported on the naming of a new ISIS leader following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The segment critiques the reporting style of Stephanie Ramos and President Trump's tweets regarding the identity of the successor.

isis· al-baghdadi· abc news· stephanie ramos· terrorism

1:44:43 Oh, let me guess. The reason I have this clip is not because of the new boss of ISIS because this is a very messy ABC report that I want to take a chunk out of and then I'm going to ask you to explain to me what this woman actually said but listen to the new boss of ISIS clip We are learning this morning about the new leader of ISIS named just days after that US-led raid that killed the founder of the terrorist group Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. What? I thought this Al Baghdadi was like the third Al Baghdadi, how could he be the founder

1:45:20 Who said he was the founder? Anyway, go on. Just play it. Don't be- ABC's Stephanie Ramos is right here in studio with more on this story What's happening? Well we're hearing two different statements one from the president and another from the State Department A day after ISIS named a new leader in an audio message after the compound raid that led to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The President tweeted, ISIS has a new leader We know exactly who he is That may very well be the case, but the top counterterrorism official at the State Department says that U.S is still looking into it adding they will dismantle the group regardless of who its leadership cadre is. That counterterrorism official Nathan Sales he says they're looking into the organization and where Al-Baghdadi's successor came from.

1:46:04 did not name him but says they want to make sure they have the very latest information to confront any threat, acknowledging that ISIS is a top national security priority and that the US will continue to put pressure on ISIS by way of law enforcement militarily and financially. Adding that the residual U. S force presence in Syria will be used to deny Isis access to fuel terrorism. So something we're continuing to watch and he says they'll continue to put pressure on ISIS in that region. All right, thank you Stephanie Robinson for us. Yes ladies and gentlemen the tag team known as the Samoans now have a new leader! Come on! What a crock. Trump? Trump said this?!

1:46:48 Trump said we know who he is, the new leader. That's what Trump said? I know you are! It's so disappointing that he does that. What a douche. He just tweets like an idiot. But that's not the point of this clip The point of this clip is I want you to listen to one of the things she said in the middle of the report She's blah-la-lah-la-la-la-la...she's gone nuts on this report And then she's just, it just throwing words out. Now I want you to listen to this. This is the what the WTF sub clip? I want you to listen carefully where she says here and then tell me what it is She said okay let me just get into the zone all right here we go We'll be used to deny ISIS access to fuel terrorism so... We will be used to deny access to fuel terrorism

1:47:35 That's what she said. The troops will be used to deny ISIS access to the fuel, was that? Let me listen again. Will be used to deny ISIS access to fuel terrorism so... It's better will be used to deny access to Isis to fuel terrorism, but she started to talk like Trump actually that's kind of good Just throw a terrorism. I think the ending was Yeah, I really think she was trying to say the access to fuel and then she just threw terrorism in as a And then she drops it engine with fuel. It's like they're gonna deny him access to fuel Terrorism and then terrorism it was like you can't go wrong throwing some terrorism in from time to time or the word terrorism It's for the pipelines that's what that's what the troops are doing this very little oil is

CHAPTER 27 / 46 Discussion

Brexit Strategy and Potential UK General Election

Boris Johnson has reportedly abandoned the "no-deal" Brexit threat to focus on his renegotiated deal ahead of a potential election. Analysts suggest that Nigel Farage's Brexit Party could split the conservative vote, potentially leading to a Labor victory under Jeremy Corbyn and a subsequent second referendum.

brexit· boris johnson· nigel farage· jeremy corbyn· european union

1:48:37 Relatively speaking in Syria. It's just to stop the block Iran's pipeline hello people So let's go to Brexit for a minute. Oh, yes good I have some brexit stuff too what you got? Good because you're gonna get on the next show mm-hmm You're gonna give us a real European view of this whole thing cuz you're there Yes And you can be bumping into people and asking them you bet but but I got this funny clip with a bunch of stuff jumbled together by one of the overseas networks is report on breakfast Brexit upcoming elections Okay

1:49:15 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly removed the threat of a no-deal Brexit from his election campaign platform. It could be a softening of his stance in an attempt to hold on to moderate Conservative voters. The prime minister had previously pledged to take Britain out of the EU with or without a deal, on October 31st before lawmakers voted to force him seek a three-month extension. Now, the UK's Times newspaper says Johnson has abandoned that strategy altogether Instead he'll focus solely on getting his renegotiated deal approved according to the paper

1:49:57 The news came a day after he rejected a proposed alliance with the hardline Brexit party. That would have meant he'd have to agree to leaving the European Union without a deal Johnson said that he could put his deal through Parliament after any election win Opinion polls currently give his Conservatives a healthy lead over the main opposition Labor Party. But also suggest that more than 10% of voters back the Brexit party, which could be enough to split the pro-Brexit vote in some seats and hand victory to Labor. I didn't understand much of that report. I can break it down i think yeah please well here's my takeaway

1:50:46 It's never going to happen is what I heard. Well, that's our takeaway! Yeah okay... Well actually the real takeaway i don't we just add a little one more element to the takeaway Is they're gonna have another vote? Yes Which they keep denying they're ever gonna do but because of the earlier episodes of you know a re-vote which is what the EU does it's gonna that they're gonna do that and so here's what the what they're saying in this report Boris is backed off on the no deal Brexit because he thinks he can win more votes that way. So, he's going to say now we have to do a deal and it's going to be the deal that we already have and all we have to do is vote in a bunch of MPs from the Conservative Party, the new ones, and they'll vote yes because they're all guys you want to vote for. You don't want to get rid of the rest of them

1:51:37 Meanwhile, Farage who says that nobody's ever said anything about this deal. We just gonna we want to do a breakout we want to do our bust out or whatever they called it crashout they went to crash out of the right with no-deal Brexit and And it may be that his appeal will get about 10% or more of the vote which will end up perhaps throwing the election to labor Which means if the Labor wins over Parliament and you end up with Corbyn as the Prime Minister, which is a possibility because of that evil farage. The first thing that's going to happen is they're gonna do the re-vote. That's what first thing it's gonna happen. They're gonna do a revote and that'll be interesting. And that will fail again? I hope that's what happens personally Well...I think they uh...if Johnson was smart he would have used

1:52:37 Tuesday as a Brexit day and replaced Guy Fawkes, remember the 5th of November gunplowder treason and plot? That's coming up Tuesday. Another failed Brexit. We're trying to Brexit whole Parliament but... John let's face it It's never going to happen. They're never going to leave, they can have as many elections the Parliament is never gonna vote it because instead of we just leave which is what they should have done no now we have that deals and this is not gonna happen because of the bankers the bankers run the country there's nothing banks are dead in Europe isn't there's no more bankers London bankers run the country but they run the country what's left of it I just don't see it ever happening and why would

CHAPTER 28 / 46 Discussion

NHS Racism Allegations and Brexit Impact

An ITV News report claims that racist abuse against National Health Service (NHS) staff is increasing in the United Kingdom. Some medical professionals and administrators suggest that the political climate surrounding Brexit has contributed to a rise in prejudice among patients.

nhs· racism· brexit· itv news· healthcare

1:53:24 The people have no way to really rebel. They're not up in arms, they've been going along for three years... Okay! And let me tell you they're working them here's a report I picked up from ITV. You are working them It would have been even better if i'd played this before your Brexit clip for the payoff but this is an ITV news report very very concerning what's going on This is about the National Health System, the NHS. The pride of the United Kingdoms I was in it myself By that way you still have to pay five bucks for every time you go get a prescription or five pounds So there's some cost to it But as I've said many times The United States has the reputation that we are racist but I've lived in the United Kingdom They tell me I should go home

1:54:19 They call me little China girl. Keep that doctor away from me! It's now so common I don't even hear myself being described as a black These are not words of fiction, but shameful racist comments made by patients to NHS staff. ITV News has found such abuse is increasing in the health service right across the board Dr Shanbagh is a senior surgeon who's worked in the NHS for more than 20 years He says even today he still has to deal with prejudice More in the patient sees and I have a white doctor do the operation

1:54:57 And I was devastated. I said, God at this stage in my career, I have to answer that question It made me reconsider my position in the NHS because I'm thinking do I want to put up with this? and if I did not have a 12 year old for whom I had to take care how would we left the NHS long time back Our research proves Dr. Shanbag is one of hundreds of NHS workers from nurses to doctors, to consultants who endure such abuse on an almost daily basis Nick Hume runs one of the largest NHS trusts in the country He takes a zero tolerance approach to racist incidents but wants to go a step further Should we be refusing treatment for people that say specifically they won't have treatment from somebody from an ethnic background? My view is yes we should

1:55:47 Why then in this day and age are some patients still racist? It's complex of course but Brexit is having an impact. You see Nigel Farage you started this Brexit thing and now everyone's racist! Yes because they weren't before. Yeah exactly I got it. We've been doing these reports on the riots around the world There's one new a new one cry whether they're going on we just don't have the complete list It's huge, but I didn't realize this also going on in Pakistan. I want to get people up yes Yes

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Pakistan Protests Against Prime Minister Imran Khan

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Islamabad, Pakistan, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The demonstrations, led by hardline Islamist parties, cite the government's failure to improve the economy since Khan took office 18 months ago.

pakistan· islamabad· imran khan· jamiat ulema-e-islam· protests

1:56:25 You got, where is your Pakistan report? Ah here we go. Under riots! Tens of thousands of people also turned out today in Islamabad, Pakistan demanding that Prime Minister Imran Khan resign. Crowds chanted in the streets as hundreds of vehicles flying the black and white flags of a hardline Islamist party arrived in the city They charged that Han's government has let them down People were told we will build a new Pakistan but after almost one and half years the government has failed to deliver. So now all the opposition parties are demanding this government should resign due to his failure Khan has said he's working to improve the economy and today refused to step down Yes, BBC had quite a report about this And the main point they made is there was not a single woman at the protest

1:57:16 Not a single one. Well, there's some reason for that because this and by the way I want to not that I'm a fan of the Islamist radicals but there are some Islam...and I wish they'd tell us the name of this group but it is an Islamist group that has this extremely attractive black-and-white flag If you can find some photos of the crowds, you'll see there's like 90% of the people in this riot are waving this crazy looking flag. What's on it? I've just seen one with stripes. Yeah, stripes. Black and white stripes. It reminds me that it's actually the Sao Paulo flag for the county of Sao Paulo and Brazil has a black-and-white striped flag that is also very attractive. I don't know why...it's just stark looking

1:58:03 But these guys that came into town, they're not gonna let any women anywhere near this situation because just the way they are. And so yeah there would be no women protesting they're not going to be allowed too it's just really gonna deteriorate and then this and the guy say well he's been in for a year-and-a-half and nothing's changed you know as though they're supposed to make these radical changes overnight which is unreasonable but Pakistan's got issues And then where everyone's worried sick, of course you get a bunch of Islamists taking over the country. They're gonna grab that bomb and they're gonna drop it over to Delhi. Well speaking of which...

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European Security Concerns in Sweden and Brussels

Explosions and hand grenade attacks have become a routine occurrence in Sweden, leading neighboring Norway to implement stricter border checks. Meanwhile, a report from Brussels indicates that nearly half of the city's residents carry objects for self-defense, such as pepper spray or batons, due to rising safety concerns.

sweden· brussels· self-defense· bombings· border checks

1:58:40 Now, you don't get this much in America but bombings in Sweden are now routine and they're mainly hand grenades. And the reporting is that it's mainly Muslim gangs who are doing this. It's so bad now every single day there's at least an explosion somewhere in Sweden Norway is now he's now doing big border checks. You can't just come from Sweden into Norway anymore Because they want to make sure no one's bringing bombs in. Every day! The ride from, you know Denmark put a railroad in from Copenhagen over to Malmo which is kind of a Muslim enclave and this rail it was a big deal that put this rail I wonder what kinda border checks they're doing in Denmark? They're freaky about the Muslims Well how about Brussels? This is from

1:59:35 In a report from yesterday, nearly half of the residents in Brussels Belgium are carrying an object intended for self-defense. This is how bad it's gotten in Brussels where the European Parliament sits half of the time Of course you can't have guns or anything like that. So people have knives, brass knuckles alarm and air pistols extendable batons. 18% of people indicate they have a defensive agent such as pepper spray this is Brussels! Pepper spray I believe is illegal. Yeah, but people... well and so are knives! But people are carrying around knives and batons and how about brass knuckles? It's-I think they're kind of illegal. That's that's... congratulations. Yeah well fun hey have fun. Congratulations Europe yeah.

CHAPTER 31 / 46 Discussion

Vaping Bans and Michael Bloomberg Funding

Anti-vaping campaigns in the United States, largely funded by Michael Bloomberg, are targeting companies like Juul. Critics argue that the push to ban flavored e-cigarettes is a "scam" designed to protect the interests of Big Tobacco and generate new tax revenue through nicotine levies.

vaping· juul· michael bloomberg· big tobacco· nicotine tax

2:00:42 Yes, the vape wars which really wasn't a war it was just a big scam-arino to get all vaping out of the marketplace make it illegal. It's working very well. The nice... yes? I'm gonna say in advance that I'm sorry I haven't recorded some of the ads you're missing Oh, I think part of it if we go by the scheme that this whole thing is a scam. They were at there are bunches. I think they're for prop something or other here in California all sponsored by Michael Bloomberg and they're all about no don't let you get away with it

2:01:23 And they just, it's just really anti-jewel. You know its all about jewel. Big tobacco was trying to and they used the excuse they're using is that big tobacco bought jewel to enslave the kids. It's unbelievably funny if you take it from our perspective. Its completely believable They bought it to kill it off and they are doing a good job Bill going through Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on nicotine used in vaping. You want to kill off an industry? You're doing a good job! And my question is, where are all the news reports of people dying of vaping in Europe?! I don't understand... People vape here just as much as in the US but no one's dying here

CHAPTER 32 / 46 Discussion

Jimmy Garoppolo Flirting Controversy and Eliza Schlesinger

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo faced social media scrutiny after calling a sideline reporter "baby" during an interview. The incident sparked a discussion on the "double standard" of sexual harassment, referencing a bit by comedian Eliza Schlesinger about how attractiveness influences the perception of flirting versus harassment.

jimmy garoppolo· eliza schlesinger· sexual harassment· flirting· 49ers

2:02:20 I don't understand. Crazy! It's really funny, it's actually at the point of being hilarious but another thing that is kind of interesting do we have the if you can ever find a... We did make a clip of Liza the comedian and her comment about it's okay to be harassed if the guys good-looking Yes. Eliza Schlesinger. It's not Liza, it's Elisa? Yeah, Eliza is something I can't remember her first name but there was an incident that took place after the show where we have a quarterback on the San Francisco 49ers football team who is

2:03:11 just like a Clooney-esque good looking guy, tall dark and handsome big smile womanizing type. And he says to one of the sideline reporters He calls her baby. And she like turns red and she's all flustered by it, and the tweeters are going crazy about this but of course nobody just calls him out for sexual harassment. Clooney did this? What sorry who did this who said this This was Jimmy Garoppolo the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers Who is a good who is by all definitions is a good-looking

2:03:54 Tall dark and handsome quarterback for a where the football team of football guy And it would have been called out under any other circumstances except for the fact that he's good-looking and it brings back the old Liza Schlesinger bit where you know, it's okay to be sexually harassed if the guys attractive I wish every time it happens. It always irks me. I wish I could find that cuz I know you I know you had it, but either have her name wrong or You spelled it wrong? I probably put Liza Yeah, but like you what I get a million clips with Elizabeth Warren Oh What how would you title that I don't think I could find it Schlesinger hmm. I don't think I used your last name oh

2:04:47 She has goes by maybe it's Eli. Yeah, which doesn't help with the Elizabeth Doesn't help much oh Well can you keep is there could you put a space after the a would that help to search? Yeah There's nothing there's nothing with this space after it well That's a shame I got what's this Being sexually harassed is the worst. I'm sorry, this is it let me rephrase that being sexually harassed by an ugly guy is the worst If he's hot it's just plain old flirting No one's ever been like get away from me you model and that's fine That's one of her best that's so true

CHAPTER 33 / 46 Discussion

California Wildfires and Goat Firebreaks

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley was saved from wildfires by a firebreak created by a herd of goats that had cleared the surrounding brush. The segment also addresses ongoing criticism of PG&E's power shutoffs and potential land-grab scams in fire-affected areas.

pg&e· reagan library· wildfires· goats· firebreaks

2:05:44 What's the status of the fires and your electricity? What's going on there in Cali. Well, they have... The fires are mostly or southern California kind of under control we did get a long note from one of our producers which I'm gonna have to deconstruct and bring up another PG&E guy who had some questions with it about the other dude but the dude named Ben who worked for PG&E And he's going on about some of the crazy stuff. I'll bring it up into a more elaborate report because he thinks there are a lot of scams going on here and mentions that

2:06:24 If you use any of this, I'm just gonna read the end. Keep me anonymous as our contract with PG&E is extremely lucrative as is our contract cruising Timberlands for carbon credits to sell to California. You know have you ever considered that this could all just as a great side scam it's like you make this This the state's, California just inhabitable so that everyone you know it's burned to the ground and then someone go in and buy it all up Yeah I've thought about that. And I brought it up on this show on a casual way No makes sense You know drops of property values you can go pick up some nice property up in Lake County yeah after that horrible fire by some property in paradise Yeah we should keep our eyes on

2:07:11 I'm keeping an eye on it. You know, I haven't been fooled here. Let's see if there is...I may have one clip of the yeah this is a good clip this is a 51 second it turns out thematically goats save the Reagan library goat also facing threats from the flames some of California's famous landmarks the Getty Center on Monday and on Wednesday that Ronald Reagan presidential library Planes raced up to the walls of the library located in Ventura County's Simi Valley. Something Duke Blackwood, director of the library said was unlike anything he'd ever seen. It was crazy I mean there's smoke and wind

2:07:55 I've been here in LA 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires and this was one of the scariest. An unlikely hero may have saved the day, in the case of The Reagan Library officials said goats that munched through brush earlier this year created a fire break that slowed to blaze before it reached the museum which houses an Air Force One jet and a piece of the Berlin Wall Goats that munched their brush? I mean, really? Munch through brush. Oh, munch through brush! I'm sorry... That's my brain working We have a number of goat herds around here that are loaned out to various facilities that were like on the top of hills and stuff. And you can get a bunch, you buy by the goat and you can get like 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 goats and they'll come in and just let them loose. They flatten the area. Speaking of old goats, Jane Fonda does it... That was really mean.

2:08:59 Jane Fonda... You're gonna do a gag like that, you put the that was really mean some other point. Well you know what? Because I immediately regretted it because i really liked Jane and I want to like Jane Fonda much more It's hard she's making it hard but yeah this is She's doing what?! Shes older than Nancy Pelosi she looks fantastic! I love that she's active and involved I'd I liker her in general. But shes now doing these fire drill Fridays Which, of course if we're talking fire you know what is the cause of all of it. You know what the cause of the fires are? It's obviously climate change!

CHAPTER 34 / 46 Discussion

Jane Fonda Fire Drill Fridays and Climate Feminism

Jane Fonda hosted a "Fire Drill Friday" protest, linking the California wildfires to climate change and criticizing President Trump. Fonda cited Mary Robinson's claim that the climate crisis requires a "feminist solution," asserting that women make up 80% of climate refugees.

jane fonda· fire drill fridays· climate change· feminism· climate refugees

2:07:55 I've been here in LA 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires and this was one of the scariest. An unlikely hero may have saved the day, in the case of The Reagan Library officials said goats that munched through brush earlier this year created a fire break that slowed to blaze before it reached the museum which houses an Air Force One jet and a piece of the Berlin Wall Goats that munched their brush? I mean, really? Munch through brush. Oh, munch through brush! I'm sorry... That's my brain working We have a number of goat herds around here that are loaned out to various facilities that were like on the top of hills and stuff. And you can get a bunch, you buy by the goat and you can get like 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 goats and they'll come in and just let them loose. They flatten the area. Speaking of old goats, Jane Fonda does it... That was really mean.

2:08:59 Jane Fonda... You're gonna do a gag like that, you put the that was really mean some other point. Well you know what? Because I immediately regretted it because i really liked Jane and I want to like Jane Fonda much more It's hard she's making it hard but yeah this is She's doing what?! Shes older than Nancy Pelosi she looks fantastic! I love that she's active and involved I'd I liker her in general. But shes now doing these fire drill Fridays Which, of course if we're talking fire you know what is the cause of all of it. You know what the cause of the fires are? It's obviously climate change!

2:09:39 But there's more to it. There's more to it So I'd like to let Jane Fonda speak for a little bit here at a Friday fire drill I want to acknowledge that this meeting is taking place on the traditional land of the Anacostan people of the Piscataway tribe Wakanda This morning let us acknowledge our sisters and brothers in California Who are being threatened by fires up and down the notice? Notice Jane Fonda doesn't say threatened. She says threatens yeah who are being threatened by fires up

2:10:20 up and down the state, fueled by climate-related drought. And high winds. Hospitals are filling with people suffering from respiratory problems due to the smoke. One big California newspaper wrote and I quote, The fires have intensified fears that parts of California had become too dangerous to inhabit. California Too dangerous to inhabit we read about this in Asia in parts of India But this is happening all countries country In the last decade over 100 million trees in California have died due to prolonged drought Sonoma County just had the largest evacuation in its history people in San Francisco Bay are having to wear masks

2:11:16 But they're opening their homes. Wait a minute, are you wearing a mask right now? No! Well are you in the Bay Area? I will say this two years ago in the 2017 fire season not last year but 2 years ago when they had that big one and the winds shifted so everything just blows out to the ocean They, ash was coming in the area and people would wear masks. I don't know why it was just... It wasn't even smoky. One's just standing in front of the barbecue to flip a burger you're gonna get more pollution than your lungs then you're gonna get from that fire but okay yeah people were wearing masks. Jane is saying they are wearing masks now. And its history! People in San Francisco Bay are having to wear masks

2:12:08 Oh, it's only people who live in the Bay. Maybe they have swimming masks is perhaps what they're using. Sonoma County just had the largest evacuation in its history! People in San Francisco Bay are having to wear masks but they're opening their homes to the most vulnerable evacuees And who are those? These climate emergencies offer us a chance to choose between succumbing to the hatred that our president is spewing and turning on one another. What?! I know, this is where it went awry! How do you go from A to B? This is where it went awry but I think I can explain it. We'll listen again. Vulnerable evacuees...

2:12:49 These climate emergencies offer us a chance to choose between succumbing to the hatred that our president is spewing and turning on one another. I think what she's saying is, despite the fact that Orange Man bad Cheeto head is running the country people are still nice to each other. I think that's what she said. Vulnerable evacuees These climate emergencies offer us a chance to choose between succumbing to the hatred that our president is spewing and turning on one another or coming together in shared humanity and supporting each other. Let's always choose love, empathy, and our shared humanity. Except when you're talking about the President? Or... I don't understand it. Let's choose love

2:13:37 That's exactly what she just did and I want to like her so much but she does not like me. And she also does not like you, John Very fitting that you all are here because today we're focusing on women and climate change. As the former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson said we're facing a man-made crisis and it requires a feminist solution. Thanks Jane! You see women in the earth

2:14:16 are deeply bound together physically and spiritually. Women bear the brunt of climate change, and women hold many of the solutions to climate change in developing countries it's women and girls who plant the crops and harvest them Fetch the water and chop the wood to help their families survive. And when there is a climate crisis, the crops fail and women sometimes have to walk for days To find water and wood what are the men doing if they ever even find them? You're gambling Women's work becomes so much harder in the face of climate crisis and did you know that women make up 80% Of Climate refugees people who are displaced

2:15:02 because of the climate crisis. And yet women are usually the last to be rescued when there is extreme climate events." Wow! Now I understand, but let's have love in our hearts except for men Because it's your fault It's a man-made crisis and it takes women to fix it Well that's just silly One of the benefits of this situation is, as I discussed a couple shows ago is it does open up new opportunities mainly in the form of micro grids and San Jose is on the micro grid tip

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San Jose Microgrids and PG&E CEO Response

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced plans to explore electrical microgrids using solar and fuel cells to maintain power during PG&E outages. Meanwhile, PG&E CEO Bill Johnson faced backlash for suggesting that residents struggling with spoiled food during shutoffs should visit food banks.

san jose· microgrids· pg&e· bill johnson· solar power

2:15:48 And there's something interesting in here, I'll see if you catch it. San Jose isn't the only city that suffered power shutdown events and its elected officials aren't waiting for someone else to prevent them Mayor Sam Liccardo says he plans to use $500,000 dollars in special state funds To start exploring a network of electrical microgrids that can provide power when PG&E system cant or won't We will be looking at critical facilities throughout the city where we can ensure we have local generation of power primarily through solar or fuel cells and local storage. Sorry, he just threw in there, hey we'll just do some fuel cells man! Did you hear that? He's gonna be solar and fuel cells. What is he talking about? Fuel cells baby! Primarily through solar or fuel cells

2:16:36 and local storage of electricity. The goal is to keep small retailers and restaurants open, to keep home medical devices working, and essential city services operating not to mention keeping thousands of homes from going dark but it's going to take time in a lot more than what the state is funding this is a multiple billion dollar proposition Nonetheless, we need to get started. Oh yeah, getting started directing half a million is the start? Half a million in funds to the microgrid alright it's a good start It's coming! Why are they shutting off the power of San Jose in the first place Because fire and men Fire Speaking of men PG&E CEO did a little

2:17:20 a little press conference and he was asked... The guy's the worst. Yes, he is Marie Antoinette of the power industry here's the question There are a lot of families who are right on the edge in terms of their finances people are having a hard time affording putting food on the plate yet here they are having to clear out their refrigerators what do you say to people who just can't afford to restock their fridges and are losing all this food that had in their households after this? after these shutoffs. These events can be hard on people, really hard on people and particularly people who have struggles anyways And there are community-based things you can do, food banks these kind of things. But for us the main thing is we didn't cause any fires we didn't... For these people we didn't burn down any houses The Kincade's fire still under investigation I got that but one of the things we did was give them the opportunity to actually refill their refrigerator because their house is still there. Let Them Eat Cake!

CHAPTER 36 / 46 Discussion

Elizabeth Warren Super Duper Enforcement

Elizabeth Warren used the phrase "super duper enforcement" to describe her plan for the IRS to collect taxes from the wealthy. The hosts mock the simplistic language used by the presidential candidate to describe complex federal policy.

elizabeth warren· irs· tax enforcement· wealth tax· campaign rhetoric

2:18:20 What's your problem? Wow just go buy your food again slave. I'm sure you have the funds That's exactly what he's doing Yeah, yeah, I don't know where that guy came from not to look into him very nice very distressed news that guy Yeah alright a couple things we do have to take a break pretty soon So if you want to play something will tell you when I take the break Okay, I having I'd have a Oh, I don't know why I clipped this. I do have a little Warren clip where she uses the words... A word phrase that i thought was interesting is very short 11 seconds. Built right into the plan it's super duper enforcement no more you know you assign two IRS agents to try to keep up with the whole thing nope we put it right into the cost okay super duper

2:19:19 Yeah, super duper. I had a which is a good show title Yes, well i had it i had uh let me see was in last show i had A new russian word that i want to introduce its along these lines It is i think it's gloss nah yes gloss nah which Is super cool? gloss nah But super dupers kind of good I like that and then i want to get this clip out of the way before take a break. This is kind of like a contrast to the jimmy garoppolo story, and this is ugly harvey weinstein just trying to

CHAPTER 37 / 46 Discussion

Harvey Weinstein Appearance at NYC Comedy Club

Accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein was spotted in the audience at a Manhattan comedy club, leading to confrontations with performers and attendees. Comedian Kelly Bachman called out Weinstein's presence during her set, while other patrons were reportedly removed for shouting at the former mogul.

harvey weinstein· kelly bachman· manhattan· sexual assault· comedy club

2:19:59 Sit there with some buddies. I don't know what he's made with his lawyers It's interesting you pulled this clip, I found the clip to be dumb I thought the whole thing that I mean unless you have a news report is this just The Clip or is it The News Report? Yeah its The Clip with a woman screaming at him Well, I thought she was lame. Well set it up. I'm not talking about the comedian Oh, i'm sorry then then i'm missing okay the comedian I got that too. I would get the comedian is lame Yeah exactly but then then there's some Casual just one of the customers goes nuts. So you want to explain what went down here? Because yeah this is a this is a What I would consider a low-end

2:20:38 junk comedy club. It's open night, it looks like it was thrown together in a high school auditorium and open mic night and there was an open miker and she sees Weinstein in the audience now is not unusual by the way for comics to go after anybody in the audience this kind of what they do And so, but she goes after Weinstein and then we have this incident with somebody else started screaming at him. I just found the clip to be... I mean, I've been carrying the clip for a couple of shows. I just want to get rid of it for one thing but i just thought it was a fun clip. In New York City, a woman comedian was booed and two attendees were kicked out of an event for young performers in Manhattan's Lower East Side Wednesday night after they protested the president- I'm sorry, I have to stop did I hear say Manhattan?

2:21:29 I think Judy said Manhattan. This is not Judy, this is Amy. For young performers in Manhattan's Lower East Side Wednesday night after they protested the presence of accused sexual predator and former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein who was spotted in the audience one of the evening's performers comedian Kelly Bachman who's a rape survivor called out Weinstein during her act on stage I'm a comic. And it's our job to name the elephant in the room Do we know what that is? Yeah, yeah It's Freddy Krueger in the room if you will Didn't know that we have to bring our own maize and rape whistles to Actors Hour

2:22:15 No, no. Oh shut up yeah this feels that group therapy for rape survivors another attendee actors always stuckless was kicked out of the event after confronting Harvey Weinstein nobody's gonna say anything I'm going to stand four feet from a f***ing rapist and nobody's gonna say anything.

2:22:52 Amber Rolo, who is also a comedian confronted Weinstein and was kicked out as well after member of Weinstein's entourage called her the C-word. Rolo is also a rape survivor Harvey Weinsteins pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of rape sexual assault and predatory sexual assault he faces trial in Manhattan court in January Oh good that's the only thing I wanted to know after hearing all that what is he doing walking around? You know he's you know, that would be an interesting question to somebody might ask and I don't understand when you can yell Nobody's gonna say anything when you're saying something. Well It just seemed like a fiasco

2:23:30 And what is he doing there? Yeah, I mean Weinstein...I don't understand that he shows himself in public anywhere. It's very strange. That whole story was weird Well it would have been good if the first comedian had done some a good...if you're a good comic... If she was funny! You can dress somebody down and and yeah you can really humiliate them but it I think she was too triggered and rightfully so. If saw this guy be like get out of my show Who let him in? Yeah. You know, you could actually do that you can actually get somebody thrown out Of course she can! Yeah that's what she should have done instead of just yacking away Anyway I just found the whole thing to be... Well it is very depressing to me that Harvey Weinstein is still walking around I mean we have Louis CK his career is not only ruined but It's broke, you know? You can't...I can't laugh anymore at Louis CK something broke

2:24:32 It's it's very it's hard to explain You know Matt Lauer will never work again rightfully so definitely is done Rightfully, so but then but then this this Weinstein can bill Cosby's in jail He just slammer in the big house and the shoot and Weinstein's walking around why I mean? I'm surprised he must have bodyguards Don't people attack him on the street? He's with about four people. He might have bodyguards I mean, uh... he still has money! He still gets his-he still gets the residuals there's no you don't get cut off from that Right well Okay Well that was not a fun story John i'm sorry that you did that now how can we take people into our donation segment without- Well let me-I do have fun stories No, um, I'll do one. I'll do one. I don't trust you anymore

CHAPTER 38 / 46 Discussion

Brian Joseph Tanzi Obituary and Four-Legged Children

An unusual obituary for Brian Joseph Tanzi of Edgewater, New Jersey, listed his "four-legged children"—his dogs—as survivors. The hosts discuss the trend of treating pets as human family members in public records.

obituary· new jersey· pets· four-legged children· brian tanzi

2:25:23 Oh, this is from the dogs are people to department. I saw an obituary From when meant from New Jersey? I will read the obituary to you There's two parts that were interesting this by the way is not the obituary I want Brian Joseph Tansy of Edgewater, New Jersey age 59 passed away on Tuesday October 22nd 2019 Originally from Palisades Park, New Jersey. Brian was the son of the late Catherine Rotolo Tanzy and Patrick James Tanzi He was the father of four-legged children Riverkeeper Sherry and Benson who pre deceased him is that English? You be pre deceased it's

2:26:14 Well, the Obit writer who's obviously a joker. I guess! It's the lowest guy on the totem pole in most newspapers. First you start off doing classified ads Wait there is something worse than podcaster? Yes! I'm gonna show my school by donating to No Agenda Imagine all of people who could do that Oh yeah that'd be fab Yeah on no agenda Well, we do have a few people to thank for show 1187 starting with Wendy Brahman Which is pronounced spelled brah man? She said I know it in which I think it's worth reading already. Uh-oh

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No Agenda Donor Recognition and Birthday List

The hosts read letters from donors, including a woman from Saginaw, Michigan, who found comfort in the show during a difficult divorce. The segment concludes with the daily birthday list, featuring a special mention for Mimi Dvorak's upcoming birthday.

donations· saginaw· michigan· mimi dvorak· birthday list

2:26:59 Happy anniversary, it's been five years since I last donated. My husband of 39 years decided he not only wanted out but wanted to destroy me financially, emotionally and physically. He just about did but its been a rough long five years but during those years I look forward to hearing your voices! It was comforting to know you guys were always there It's like an old shoe. That would be us My son Greg was in my lifeline and he hung her on to me through it all on November 7th Greg will be 33 years old He hit me in the mouth five years back And I want to honor him by donating $133 and thirty three cents for his thirty third birthday, and it will move him a little closer to his knighthood Thank you for keeping us woke Whoops okay? You had me up until woke

2:27:57 Well I'm glad that you found some solace. She has it in quotes, so she's just kidding. Oh okay, well thank you very much and... If we helped you in that way, thank you. And I understand why you return this value That's how it works and i'm glad things are okay She is in Saginaw. I would recommend her hooking up with a local one A Michigan meetup crowd Yeah this is as we were discussing earlier Human face-to-face communication Is really good for ya She'd love being in this group Yeah I think so too and she'd be welcomed It would be like a warm bath With candles

2:28:36 Well, I don't know about that part. Onward Trevor Merkin and Burberry France yes yeah Trev is British I think actually I know it's Brad is British you're right yeah but we could Trevor has been with us a long time he's I'm sure he's royalty by now But I don't remember. No, we'll pump search her over then. Today we will. Black Knight Scott meanwhile Baron of North Georgia $113 and 57 cents Sir John Knowles Baron of Murfreesboro $110 and 40 cents also says a happy birthday to Mimi. Aww!

2:29:12 It's Mimi's birthday. By the way, the birthday that Eric her son put on the list is actually the fourth. I know! Not the third... You know what? I changed it because i saw the newsletter but then I was thinking I have to verify with John. Yes, her birthday is tomorrow not today John Robinet $100, Baron Lutikin $100. Ben Bising in Waterloo Australia 99 and he's also 33 by the way. It's Ben Blessing. Oh is it blessing? That looks like an I. He's also 33. Okay interesting coincidence Sir Rossis 9009 Space Boob

2:30:00 This is new. You know the other funny thing about this Jimmy Garoppolo character? They take pictures of him, he's apparently got some fetish about women whose front ends let's say... Remind me who was this guy we talked about him what He's the quarterback from the 49ers looks like a George Clooney type of character right it looks like Clooney actually Yes! The guy who can harass anyone because he looks good It looks good. Yeah, well he hate the women that he's seen dating always have what appears to be two weather balloons in a halter top Trying to get out it's actually kind of like what science experiment Brandon Johnson does up next 8888 and Essex Connecticut is a long note I don't know if you see anything there You've got some jingle requests we can maybe think about put at the end. Well. He wants James Brown Isis in America always a winner

2:31:02 Yes, Bruce Blessinger is similar to the Blessing guy. Indianapolis Indiana 8008. Sirgot Nate Sebastopol 6969 Matthew Zielinski 60 and here's a very long note you might want to look over as we go through this and it well he'd say I did read this it's all about the micro grids And you know well let me just say this. Thank you every there's a lot of opinions, a lot of information people know a lot and Of course I'm not against micro grids. I don't think you are either John in fact if it was a nuke in your backyard That's basically a micro grid yeah that we would love sensible micro grids that actually give everyone power not

2:31:55 The will keep your CPAP machine on and turn everything else off remotely because that's what will be required. So this is the only issue. It comes in as DJ, uses the name DJ and it comes with 60. Thanks DJ! Next on our list is John Monaco in Highland Heights Kentucky 5510 and he says, remember to set your clocks back. Yes sir! And we're on par now with the... A little late for that recommendation. Yeah. Anthony Rodriguez, double nickels on the dime Sir Tom Dari, double nickels on the dime from DeForest Wisconsin Sven Eric Janssen 5230 Thank you both for your work He says he searched Ann Kitchen while listening Call our town Austin and then read that

2:32:44 Eric Hockel in Mulrose, Deutschland. $52 without all the crap from Unicode in his name. Thanks Eric! Dame Tanya, the Viscountess of New York City NYC, $50 and 42 cents. She has a note she says I know you don't usually read the lesser donation notes yet we do break for dames But if you can please give health karma to a close family member that is having heart surgery on Tuesday 7 5 Hmm. I think she means 10-5

2:33:24 I would greatly appreciate it. Or 11-5? Yeah, 11-5 yes assuming that goes well i'll make an NYC meetup my top priority ah okay we were saying hey where's the New York City Meetups clearly she's had some issues with health and the family I've been wanting to do another one for ages but New York City is a pain mainly due to space in those and the noise levels in bars okay hugs thank you very much yes uh... In fact im gonna give it right now You've got karma. It's dames, man. Dames! Gotta do it for the dames. Sir Fuck That Guy $50 he has a birthday coming up. Fabrice Teshumi $50 you probably should get a de-douching. Mmmkiddo? You've been de-douched These are following your 50 dollar donors name and location if appropriate.

2:34:21 Jeremy Cartwright in Rockford, Illinois. $50 Michael Janoski in Lindora, Pennsylvania. Bradley Ledin, parts unknown. Sir Brian Watson in Raleigh North Carolina and last but not least Aichi Kitagawa over here in San Francisco I can wave if I can see him. Want to thank all these folks for being the producers and helping support the show specifically Show 1187 And a big thank you to everybody under $50, which we no longer mention. for brevity's sake of the show, but also people like to know that there is an absolute cutoff where they can come in anonymously and we have a number of those. But a great idea is to be on one our recurring payment programs so you continue to bring us value it can be five dollars a month as long if that's the value and that's what you know the value you can bring back that's fine

2:35:18 Because this piece some people have 33s. They got 12 says a number of places A number of things that you can do and participate in and if you'd like to learn more about it There's a very simple website You can go to it so simple the kids can sing the jingle vorac org Slash N a and we would appreciate as much help as you can give us for Thursday Thursday I will still be here in get my little eggs Yes, with a report. I'll have multiple reports... A report from the 100-year radio celebration. I'll have a lowdown on Brexit. I mean, I got everything for you! European new needs are gonna be right here and for everybody else... Not a minute too soon. Everybody else hears goat karma? You've got karma

2:36:11 Today is November 3rd, 2019. We're winding out the year it's going fast here the birthday list for today Jason Zeisler aka SirCodeMonkey says happy birthday to his douchebag brother who turned 39 yesterday Wendy Braman brahman says happy birthday to Greg, Greg was there for her in the tough times. He turns 33 on the 7th of November Kevin Fitzpatrick celebrates today as does Den- Blen Blessing and Sir Fuck That Guy also November 3rd And we say a big big happy birthday to Mimi Dvorak She'll be celebrating tomorrow and she still reads the newspaper without her glasses Happy Birthday Mimi! Okay

CHAPTER 40 / 46 Discussion

No Agenda Meetups and Gitmo Nation Anthem

A video from a Boston meetup showed attendees singing the "Gitmo Nation" national anthem in a local bar. Upcoming meetups are announced for various locations, including Newport Beach, Cincinnati, and the Cook Islands.

meetups· gitmo nation· boston· cincinnati· south carolina

2:36:56 Like a party it is, your no agenda meetups where you can stay even saner than listening to the best podcast in the universe. Go meet some people who have the same thinking as you You'll find they're completely different backgrounds ages religions upbringing, education. But you'll have something in common namely your amygdala is the same size you're not going to get tri—oh! You know what? The Boston guys... let me see if I have it here now the Boston guys did a meet-up and popular now has become and it's kind of fun to sing the Gitmo Nation national anthem in the venue where you do the meet up

2:37:42 And it's great because they took a video of this someone tweeted it and It's just in a bar, but there's you know like nine or ten people no I think there was more But at least at least 10 people and this is what they're doing and you can imagine that The other patrons are very curious about this group We are all charged to be human resources and servants in the whole lands and all ships at sea.

2:38:18 All right! Another thing you'll have in common apparently is that everyone's tone-deaf at the meetups. Yeah, they sing flat I love it! It's beautiful... In my ears it's beautiful music

2:38:54 And today there, I'm sorry. Oh wow this is Thursday! Thursday we've got a meetup in Myrtle Beach at 7 o'clock at the Sneaky Beagle Rusty Jones is your host Orange County The No Agenda Meet-Up Part 2 at 6 o'clock on Thursday that will be the revenge of the meet up at the Boss Cat Kitchen and Libations in Newport Beach Krystal and Ryan Darrow, your host. On Friday Nelson British Columbia 7 o'clock Torchlight Brewing Matt Burns organizing for you Saturday the 9th at North Charleston South Carolina 1 p.m. at the Rockabillie in Park Circle let's gather to dig in the park at one ish in their outdoor area Dame Jennifer Buchanan ah

2:39:36 I wish i could go there she is our uh in fact this is hosted by no agenda animated studios. This is beautiful that's South Carolina animation studio what did i say? I had to change it you said animated oh animation studios okay thank you Also on Saturday in the Sierra Foothills, Auburn California at two o'clock in the afternoon calling all NOAA gender producers Northern California come to Moonraker Brewing Company in Auburn. Saturday as well Southwest Ontario that's Scandinavia seven o'clock and that will be at The Refined Fool Brewing Company and Burgers from Burger Rebellion. Gather near the large mural. You're learning a lot of crazy names for bars! I know, but I like the gather near the large mural

2:40:27 Then the Thursday on the 14th, Michigan Local 1 has their pizza run at 630 Spicy Slices where you can build your own personal Neapolitano Pizza. Yousef Hegazi is organizing and And then also next Thursday, not this coming Thursday. Next Thursday the monthly Local 512 South Austin Meetup and this time it's going to be at Dock's Backyard in Sunset Valley. This will be the second official one Friday the 15th Wichita's Cowtown Hoe Down meet up six o'clock

2:41:03 That's for Kansas, FEMA Region 7 of Gitmo Nation. Come early! Come off and bring your amygdala swollen or not at the Wichita Brewing Company And finally also Saturday the 16th the Cincinnati Ohio local meetup 3 o'clock The official I got tired of waiting for someone else to schedule a meet up Meet Up come to Fretboard Brewing Company for an afternoon of merriment Baron Foxbat of the Cook Islands will be there for you. This is fantastic! This is why, this is the legacy of NOAA-GENDA. We can go away... Baron Foxbat from the Cook Islands is gonna be there? Apparently he's organizing it. Huh Yeah isn't that great

2:41:43 Yeah, yeah. It's all but yeah you get something for the anyone you get to see a tan that you can't Get any place else in the world it's exactly it's the best tan and that's your no agenda meetups Let me see do have anything else to take care of know I think I think that's what we got were Yes, we're done yes Oh The this pig swine flu the swine pig flu the Chinese pork is killing pigs Yeah, it's now called the Pig Plague Pig plague. The pig plague, which we could have come up with that it's a better name scientists are saying 25% of all pigs around the world could die of swine fever yeah should we be buying pork bellies I mean she would be investing in something well I'm in you pork bellies as well

CHAPTER 41 / 46 Discussion

African Swine Fever and Global Pork Markets

Scientists warn that up to 25% of the world's pig population could die due to the "Pig Plague" or African Swine Fever. The outbreak has significantly impacted Chinese pork production and may lead to volatility in international commodity markets.

swine fever· pigs· china· pork bellies· commodities

2:41:43 Yeah, yeah. It's all but yeah you get something for the anyone you get to see a tan that you can't Get any place else in the world it's exactly it's the best tan and that's your no agenda meetups Let me see do have anything else to take care of know I think I think that's what we got were Yes, we're done yes Oh The this pig swine flu the swine pig flu the Chinese pork is killing pigs Yeah, it's now called the Pig Plague Pig plague. The pig plague, which we could have come up with that it's a better name scientists are saying 25% of all pigs around the world could die of swine fever yeah should we be buying pork bellies I mean she would be investing in something well I'm in you pork bellies as well

2:42:36 I think when you buy pork bellies, you're buying an American. It's not like international pork bellies that you're investing in. So I don't know and I don't do commodities it's too risky. Now a couple of things we want to get out of the way there has been some machinations or some old reports followed by new report all right? And it has to do with what I think is going to have impact on the United States which the battle or who's taking over the drug business in Mexico. Yeah, this is an interesting story Now let's start with the older stories which is this one This is El Mencho who I understood was taking over and this a CBS two part report on El Mencho

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DEA Hunt for Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho

The DEA has placed a $10 million bounty on Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). El Mencho is blamed for a significant portion of the narcotics entering the US and reportedly has entire Mexican police departments on his payroll.

dea· el mencho· cjng· chicago· drug trafficking

2:42:36 I think when you buy pork bellies, you're buying an American. It's not like international pork bellies that you're investing in. So I don't know and I don't do commodities it's too risky. Now a couple of things we want to get out of the way there has been some machinations or some old reports followed by new report all right? And it has to do with what I think is going to have impact on the United States which the battle or who's taking over the drug business in Mexico. Yeah, this is an interesting story Now let's start with the older stories which is this one This is El Mencho who I understood was taking over and this a CBS two part report on El Mencho

2:43:25 Tonight the DDA is offering $10 million for information leading to the arrest of the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Mencho. He's blamed for a flood of narcotics into the US and in tonight's Eye on America, Adriana Diaz takes us on the hunt for this dangerous drug lord It's just after sunrise and on Chicago's west side we're out watching the morning rush for drugs Yes it's 715 715 in the morning And there's people in the alley back here. The cellars behind that boarded fence... The DEA's Brian McKnight showed us what is going on in broad daylight There was literally a line, now everyone coming back out See that guy has got his right hand and he's putting it into his pocket Last year alone almost 800 people died from drug overdoses What percentage of drugs do you think come from Mexico?

2:44:18 a significant amount, probably about 90%. The DEA says this man is a major part of the problem. He's a rising Mexican drug lord named Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes known simply as El Mencho. He was the number one priority for DEA and frankly federal law enforcement United States Matthew Donahue is the DEA top agent in Mexico and has helped uncover dozens of El Mencho's drug labs in the jungle El Mencho's cartel is responsible for roughly a third of the drugs entering this country by land and by sea. He has a $10 million bounty on his head, ironically he lived in California some 30 years ago where he was arrested on drug charges and eventually deported back to Mexico This was during Obama's presidency wasn't it? El Mencho? I think so

2:45:12 I don't know that that's true, but let's play part two. He has got an enormous amount of weapons, RPGs 50 calibers weapons and basically he had his own SWAT teams From shooting down a Mexican army helicopter killing six to being implicated in public hanging this summer El Mencho protects his empire with impunity Back in Chicago, the Mexican drugs seized are so toxic they can't be handled without protective gear. At the DEA's lab packs of cocaine are stamped with traffickers brands and more than a third can be traced back to El Mencho. He is one that responsible for sending in the poison that actually killing innocent women and kids So what happens when someone child dies you know good chance it probably came from this organization

2:45:59 Can you stay with me? Open your eyes. This is the aftermath, an overdose in Chicago. This man survived that day but last year more than 67 thousand Americans did not by flooding the US with drugs El Mencho's cartel makes hundreds of millions of dollars a year The DA says part of the challenge in capturing him Is that he has entire police departments In Mexico on his payroll Nora as one agent put it if El Mencho wants to work for him You have two options Say yes or be killed. who they tried to arrest is probably responsible for a lot more. But let's play the now this is the more recent story and it's not even about El Mencho Mexico's government is on the defensive tonight after police were forced to release a top drug lord when they faced a barrage of bullets from cartel gunmen Errol Barnett reports, the law men were outgunned

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Release of Ovidio Guzman in Culiacan Firefight

Mexican security forces were forced to release Ovidio Guzman, son of "El Chapo," after Sinaloa Cartel gunmen laid siege to the city of Culiacan. The humiliating retreat by the Mexican National Guard followed hours of chaos, vehicle fires, and the taking of hostages by the cartel.

ovidio guzman· el chapo· sinaloa cartel· culiacan· mexico

2:47:07 Machine gun fire and billowing smoke signaling a terrifying new reality for the people of Culiacan, Mexico. Can we get up? says this child No my love says this father shielding his children as they hide from Sinaloa cartel gunmen At least eight lives were lost after three hours of chaos as the cartels set fire to vehicles in the street and took multiple Mexican security forces hostage Amid a rain of bullets, civilians running for safety. This woman with a child in her arms... It was retaliation for the daylight capture of Sinaloa kingpin Ovidio Guzman currently one of the most powerful drug lords in the world after replacing his father Joaquin El Chapo Guzmán who was extradited to the United States and now serving a life sentence

2:48:02 The Sinaloa cartel overwhelmed Mexico's National Guard, federal police and army to the point they relented and released Guzman. Facing intense criticism for the move, Mexico's president said today that decision saved lives This was an enormous humiliation for the Mexican army. Mexico's former foreign minister tells CBS News the country is mired in crisis The mistake was to try and go and get him without overwhelming force, and if you don't have it then don't do it Now the cartel also broke out more than 50 prisoners during that firefight with most of them still at large right now as is Ovidio Guzman. A senior American official tells CBS News the US in coordination with the Mexican military Nora, is aggressively looking for him Hard to believe all the details of those story Errol thank you so much Yes very hard to believe So they had to release the kid

2:49:00 Yeah, and then they because there was so many bad guys. They bad guys opened the prison another 50 eyes out to go nuts And this is a south of our border yeah Should we be concerned well? I would think so I mean, but again just adds to the drug problem because they keep bringing this stuff in. It wouldn't be a problem at all if people had more... Well if the stuff wasn't coming in that would be a problem too. We do have to realistic about the drug trade. The 2008 financial crisis probably we would've not survived it if didn't have drug money running around. The drug money is big. Props up the banks. Props up lots of stuff

CHAPTER 44 / 46 Discussion

CIA Directors Brennan and McLaughlin on Deep State

Former CIA directors John Brennan and John McLaughlin appeared on C-SPAN, where McLaughlin remarked "Thank God for the deep state" regarding the impeachment inquiry. Brennan defended the intelligence community as an institution of "truth," while critics pointed out the irony of the CIA claiming a mandate for domestic truth-telling.

john brennan· john mclaughlin· deep state· cia· c-span

2:49:47 So in that regard, I can see why El Chapo's kid is more powerful than most. Yeah makes you wonder if El Chapo's kid who seems really power...I mean the way they busted him out makes me wonder if he had anything to do with his dad being arrested? Oh! That's a good one It's possible. I want to finish with the...I just got two things here from Deep State, just unbelievable to hear what these two guys are talking about both former directors of the CIA they were it was a C-SPAN event actually it was about the security of our elections it was on c-span 2 Margaret Brennan

2:50:33 who's from 60 Minutes, was moderating. She's counsel on foreign relations and she has no relation to Brennan who is one of the two former CIA directors who were talking about the subject and in fact it went a little bit beyond just talking about elections it went into the true deep state I have the full question and answer from the first former director. This is the director, he was actually deputy director of the CIA during 9-11 and then in 2004 he was the full director of CIA. The professionals that carry out their daily responsibilities are going to continue doing what it is they're expected to do

2:51:28 The reason why Mr. Trump has this very contentious relationship with CIA and FBI... Did I do this? I did it the wrong way around, I'm sorry. We might as well mention that Margaret Brennan is actually a Face the Nation girl. Ah! Face the Nation yes okay all right now we go back there the problem is they're both John. John McLaughlin is the first CIA director You have to agree that now totally the impeachment inquiry is underway sparked by a complaint from someone within the intelligence community. It feeds the president's concern and often used term about, a deep state being there to take him out. Thank God for the deep state!

2:52:15 I mean, everyone here has seen this progression of diplomats and intelligence officers and White House people trooping up to Capitol Hill right now saying these are people who are doing their duty or responding to a higher call. It doesn't, well think about it for a minute With all of the people who knew what was going on here, it took an intelligence officer to step forward and say something about it. Which was the trigger that then unleashed everything else. Now why does that happen? Tell American people why that happens is this is the institution in the US government that with all its flaws –and makes mistakes–is institutionally committed to objectivity and telling the truth

2:53:08 It is one of the few institutions in Washington that is not in a chain of command that makes or implements policy. Its whole job is to speak the truth, it's engraved in marble in the lobby." So more egregious than thank God for the deep state which he said very easily rolled off the tongue there which makes it true He also said no we tell the truth at CIA We're all about the truth What arrogance! And I looked it up. What is engraved in marble is John verses 8, Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free

2:53:51 And here's John Brennan responding to the same conversation. That's the most recent director of CIA. The professionals that carry out their daily responsibilities in this place are going to continue to do what it is that they are expected to do The reason why Mr. Trump has this very contentious relationship with CIA and FBI and the deep state people... And you? He even says it again, the deep state people! This I mean for the one for the first guy to say it kind of you can take it as jokingly but now Brennan is using a just in regular parlance so I mean can we not take this seriously? With CIA and FBI and the deep-state people..

2:54:36 And me, yeah. Specifically you. I've heard that yes. He's targeted you. It is because they tell the truth because they cannot be manipulated like clay in his hands because they will stand up and speak out when things are wrong and they'll tell him what the truth is and the truth he fears because he has lived on anything but the truth not just during his presidency but even before that So thank goodness for the women and men who are at the intelligence community and law enforcement communities, who are standing up and carrying out their responsibilities on behalf of their fellow citizens. If he doesn't use their intelligence, if he doesn't use their contributions to this country's security well bad on him but our people who continue to fight the fight

2:55:23 in the trenches here as well as overseas will do their work irrespective I'm sorry CIA is not allowed to operate in US soil am I correct? Absolutely. Well he said they're doing it here and they're the deep state thanks John Brennan security, well bad on him but our people who continue to fight the fights in a trenches here as well as overseas will do their work irrespective of what he's going to do or say about them When they raise their hand in an oath of allegiance to this country, as Annie said. They have that obligation it's a duty of their oath and that's what compelled this whistleblower whether he is from CIA or wherever to speak out It's what's compelled ambassadors Ivanovich and Taylor and Colonel Windham, Winman And others To be able to say this is wrong This is antithetical to the values That this country was founded upon

2:56:18 And unfortunately, there are too many people on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in Congress who hold their nose over what's being done. And until they realize that what Mr Trump is doing is trampling again the foundations of this great country of ours we're going to be in for a rocky road So I just am pleased every day that my former colleagues in the intelligence community are continuing to fulfill their duties. And let's just remind everybody how John Brennan sees the truth and the rule of law and the Constitution. People are innocent until alleged to be involved in some type of criminal activity. Exactly, as long you're allege then you're no longer innocent One observation How can a former director of CIA protect... I mean he would think he would protect himself

2:57:16 This mofo's wearing a Fitbit and he's waving it around for everybody to see. And now with the recent acquisition because it went through, Google bought FitBit all you need is Brennan's Gmail address and you can get a lot of information about Sir Brennaan even where he is! These things have location they got all kinds of stuff what kind of a moron spy is that guy? I don't know it's shameful character Well, at least Brennan, Margaret Brennan gave him a little grief. I thought that was good but nobody called anybody out for spying on the American public against the law No! For the CIA to do such a thing in the United States It's just accepted now Oh it's okay Yeah You can go ahead and spy whatever you want I know plenty of CIA people In my family My uncle

2:58:13 There they will be the first to say yes, of course that's engraved. The truth shall set you so make you free and but they are in the business of seduction and Lying that's what they do They the whole point is to lie to get people to do things and draw them into stuff and set people up That's what they do as with FBI does too not all but CIA certainly that that's what spying is deception But no, this is where the truth lives. Well that was a good one! I'd give you a clip of the day for that but again...

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Network Solutions and Rackspace Infrastructure Hack

A major security compromise at domain registrar Network Solutions led to unauthorized access to linked accounts, including a legacy Rackspace server. The breach allowed hackers to set up command-and-control servers, highlighting a significant but underreported infrastructure-level vulnerability.

network solutions· rackspace· hacking· dns· cybersecurity

2:58:52 A little too depressing. Alright, then I just want to have one public service announcement for our thems name Ben Network Solutions was compromised you did not read about it? I received an email I still have a few domains that are registered through network solution This is the the old internet this is the big Mac daddy of domain registrar and now I have a couple of legacy things. So there's a few legacy domains that are still at Network Solutions, and I also have a legacy Rackspace account where...I think there's two small servers running there

2:59:35 And I got, and this is how I found out about it. I got the network solutions email and then which I was like oh okay i'm not quite sure what the passwords are or whatever for these things so have to go look at them. Let him lapse No no no I didn't let him lapse They're still active. But no, I mean you let them... You lost track of them? Right but they still have my email of course and so Network Solutions says hey we were compromised and they got passwords and all kinds of stuff thanks And then the same day i receive an email from Rackspace a trouble ticket someone's complaining about me running spam servers So I'm like, okay. And now I don't know what you're talking about but lo and behold once i dug into the interface someone had set up four servers with solid state drives and they were running all kinds of... I don't know command and control. Can you take the gear home? I'm sorry? I said can you go get the gear and take it home? You can use some solid-state drives It's on Rackspace, its virtual But here is the problem

3:00:40 Network solutions being compromised is incredibly dangerous because even though you may not know who is, if you have a private registration of the domains they immediately can find out so much that they knew to go and use apparently I used the same password over at Rackspace but they knew to go to Rackspace. Because all this is tied together all these records start to mean something You see? So they knew it was adamcurry.com, they had a password Coincidentally the same old password that worked over at Rackspace But they knew to go to Rackspace because they could see everything about my registration Sure I think this is much bigger problem than...I mean it's not been reported anywhere This is an infrastructure level hack When people have your DNS you got everything

3:01:38 And I had I think it should be. Yeah, I think it should be in the news No one's gonna report on it because no one knows nobody knows what you're talking about The people that are writing about tech today talk about phone. I got a new phone let me unbox it That's as far as you get this has been your know agenda show sorry for going a little bit long but we still will bring you a couple of end-of-show mixes Let's see, what have I had lined up for you? We got ISIS in America. I think that's Secret Agent Paul Jesse Coyne Nelson UK PMX and Pyramid King Ruben with a golden oldie Also we have the random thoughts Halloween special show coming up on noagendastream.com And i will be with you John and the rest of the crowd and crew on Thursday still coming to you from Gitmo Nation Lowlands

CHAPTER 46 / 46 Discussion

No Agenda Outro and End of Show Mix

The hosts conclude episode 1187 with final remarks on the "Dame Drive" and the "Value for Value" model. The show ends with a musical mix featuring themes of ISIS and the European Union.

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3:02:36 Remember us at Dvorak.org slash NA and until then in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where today's Zephyr was eight cars and right on time Daylight normal time whatever it is or standard time, I'm John C. Dvorak We return on Thursday with another edition of the best podcast in universe than no agenda show Until then adios mofos and such ISIS We will follow them to the gates of hell. ISIS I feel good! And you know, and you know, fuck EU.

3:03:44 And you know, fuck the EU. Also I highly approve of the date drive. We need more babes at the round table!

3:04:31 This is part of our Dame Drive and he keeps donating for his daughter, which is really nice. She'll be there soon I guess. Someone's pressing buttons Why don't I have sound? Who's got a hammer? Where is it?! Where's the hammer!? Is it on the- Go up from the other floor! I'll go down to the goddamn floor myself. Call fucking Phil Griffin, I don't care who the fuck you have to call. Stop... The Hammering! The best podcast in the universe! Adios, mofo. Dvorak dot org slash N A What is yawning?