Episode 1447 · Sunday, 1 May 2022

G.E.R.M.

The Department of Homeland Security launches a Disinformation Governance Board as global leaders move to regulate the internet and fund a massive expansion of the war in Ukraine.

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About this episode

The Department of Homeland Security has appointed Nina Jankowitz to lead the newly formed Disinformation Governance Board, a move Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended on Meet the Press. Critics have labeled the initiative a Ministry of Truth, pointing to Jankowitz’s past musical theater performances and her work at the Woodrow Wilson Center as evidence of deep-state alignment. The appointment coincides with a broader push for social media regulation led by Barack Obama and the signing of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet by 60 nations.

President Biden requested $33 billion for Ukraine aid while Congress passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 to streamline military transfers. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led a G20 walkout against Russian representatives as the European Union weighed the abolition of national vetoes to form a joint military force. Domestically, the FDA proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes, and the CDC reported that 75% of American children possess COVID-19 antibodies. Bill Gates introduced his GERM pandemic response team proposal at a TED Talk, advocating for a $1 billion annual WHO task force to manage future outbreaks.

John C. Dvorak details the fisting method of eating airplane snacks while Adam Curry evaluates the influx of users to the Mastodon-based No Agenda Social instance. The show welcomes Sir Tax Evasion and Sir Otter the Infungible to the roundtable during a formal knighting ceremony. Listeners from Budapest to Arizona contributed to this production through the Value for Value model, ensuring independence from corporate advertising.


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CHAPTER 01 / 42 Discussion

No Agenda Show Schedule Change and Listener Feedback

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak discuss a proposed shift in the podcast's recording time to two hours later in the day. Curry notes significant pushback from a small but vocal group of listeners who claim the change would disrupt their daily routines. The hosts decide to implement a one-month test starting on Thursday, May 5, 2022, to monitor how the schedule change affects live viewership and donation patterns.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· podcast schedule· listener feedback· cinco de mayo· donations· troll poll

00:00 I believe in a mask. Singing tunes of truth and broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in FEMA Region number 6, In The Morning everybody. I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where I need a shave, I'm John C. Dvorak. Crackpot and Buzzkill! In The Morning! Okay... Alright well prepared your opening statements for today? Ready to go. Counselor? Well done counselor very proud of you

00:41 May I just start off by saying one thing since we discussed this at the end of the previous episode or somewhere in between a possible later start date on show days. This has been very interesting and very interesting, get a lot of pushback from different complainers now how many when you say a lot? How many emails did you receive 10 yeah probably received about seven and there's a couple of no agenda social Now here's what is interesting Except for one, but pretty much no except for one every single email I received

01:21 And remember, what I said is hey you know it's been over a decade. I've been doing this getting up at 5am two days a week. I'd like to even it out and be really cool if I could just get up the same time every single day. It's gonna be 58, again a little tired... Getting old! You're getting old! This is killing me. There's also that-I think would be more productive because they would have a little bit more time just to get everything done And universally, what I get back is this would ruin my life! You will upset the global balance. I was like you selfish people not a single one said hey man you know I understand yeah but it would...I hope you can still do the normal time because you know it's like I'm always cooking at four and I need my Noah Gendershift now I am the first to say the most important thing you can do with a podcast the single most

02:18 is to always release it on the same day at approximately the same time. So, we're talking two hours later and the people who did complain? Wow! Wow! Well can I throw a couple things in here first of all I'm reminded of the TV show where they're all hanging around and saying, oh they're changing the time of this show. Oh no we're doomed! That means were done they are just moving us around now Right right when you moved on the schedule your move to well your pre prime time or hey the older demo is primetime at 11 you know that kind of stuff Yeah we are moving into 2 in the morning there's a big audience waiting for ya Mm-hmm yeah

03:07 So there's that element which makes it sound like we're spinning around the bowl getting ready to be flushed. Well, and I don't think it's a bad idea for people to be put on notice that way! Well, there's that. That's the counter argument you nailed it Yeah It is value for value after all well one good one guy this morning came in and And did say something which I did suggest earlier and we just kind of both of us ignored it yeah Why don't you guys at least do a poll and ask the listeners? Is that asking too much? Well, I think I think we did the poll when we got the results

03:48 I don't think we did an actual poll. No, we just said something and people were randomly complaining Well how come you didn't do the poll? Yeah...I thought you were in charge of polling I never believed that i was in charge of polling but I probably should have done the poll. I'll take it on myself And we need to name this the troll poll The troll poll, yeah. The troll poll! Because what we're talking about is 2,000 people out of an audience of you know a million and a half they are going to determine our destiny but they're not unimportant people because the trolls there's a lot to be said for what's going on in the troll room I personally feel so anyway it's okay

04:39 Are we gonna try it though? We're gonna give it a shot or are we gonna do the poll first because now there's confusion. What we've now done successfully is confused everybody everyone's like, people running around with their hair on fire. AHHHHH! At what time is this starting today?! I think the poll is like this...We tried out and we tried for a couple of weeks yeah I think that you know To be honest about it, that's I think the way to go. Let's do that. Yeah let's just try it! So next Thursday we start Cinco de Mayo... I got so much shit for about- It's Cinco! Whatever. Tina my half Mexican wife. We're going on Thursday at 11 o'clock and then we'll see what happens with donations and we'll see what happens to the people in the troll room and all the rest

05:34 Yeah, we'll do a one month test. Yeah we'll do the test and it will also be donations so people can always vote with their wallet. Yeah you suck! You get nothing So this is great, this is the time you should have been doing it all along. Here's $2,000! That's just an idea I mean that is if you want to be democratic about it and it wouldn't even be the amount It would be the number of but that's okay The amount would make me a big difference If someone was really sincere about something they would donate a huge amount Yeah but not everybody has equal vote in your scenario. It's not equitable man

CHAPTER 02 / 42 Discussion

Nina Jankowitz and the Disinformation Governance Board

The Department of Homeland Security has appointed Nina Jankowitz to lead the newly formed Disinformation Governance Board, which critics have labeled the Ministry of Truth. Jankowitz, a former Fulbright Fellow in Kyiv, has faced scrutiny for her past social media posts and videos featuring musical theater performances. One specific video from a public performance includes lyrics regarding her ambitions for fame and power that have drawn criticism from commentators.

nina jankowitz· department of homeland security· disinformation governance board· ministry of truth· musical theater

06:13 I don't think it's... to us, it is. All right. Well so that's hand... thank you meeting adjourned! Well done everybody. Hey we talked about the very end of the last show you had a clip and I'm glad you did but just didn't get to it was all fresh with just learning about this This new puppet on the scene. To finish you with this woman, oh my God! New puppet on... You know I got an email this morning Hey, I really want my girlfriend to listen to the show but John is always saying that woman, this woman and i'm afraid it's going to trigger her not wanting ever listen again It was like he has been doing that for as long as the shows been on air If she can't handle that then its... Most of the women most of the women who listened to me Agreed They nod their head Yeah

07:04 Like it's not gonna work and he nobody nobody this this woman Is the worst so that but there's something going on behind this. So, this is the disinformation I say this woman i'm referring to the woman as they head of the ministry of truth Yes Nina janko which yeah And you know, she's a singer I need to I'd need to break this down because this was a huge effort to bring this concept of this Ministry of Truth is what everyone's calling it. It is the disinformation board within the Department of Homeland Security and she's the governor, but okay we just call it the Ministry of Truth because that's although not technically exactly like 1984 where they were going back and changing history she does want to make sure history is reflected properly by removing anything that hurts their feelings right

08:01 So for this, and I'm going to go through the big setup because it's much more interesting than this woman. But to put so much effort into rolling out a concept including the president speaking at Stanford at the Cyber Policy Center for an hour to then choose this woman who sings her policy statements Here she is, channeling Julie Andrews. It's like and honestly

09:03 For like an amateur, you know she's not bad. She does the whole musical thing it's just not this is not trivial She doesn't with incredibly red lipstick and a blue big oomar Which is just weird to see that anyone would would put that out there? And this is This is recent. This is not like, oh something that we found... I know it's a couple weeks ago! What we found is also quite interesting Here she is apparently in some bar- I'll play a little bit of the intro so you can hear her singing then I'll play the relevant part Might have been a bar or restaurant karaoke for all I know Ever since I was a baby I have had one dream in mind And each Christmas I think maybe It will finally come true

09:51 It's not bad. This is what she wants, this is her song. Nuff said! Wanna be rich famous and powerful... And in that line, in that song there's this line Santa, if you're listening please tell me what to do. Who do I fuck? Rich, famous and powerful. You've done everything you can and now the rest is up to you. Well i guess she found the right person because now she will be- She said I didn't get that in here Oh! She said who do I fuck to be rich famous and powerful. She said that?! That's in the song yeah

10:37 She said, who do I... Yes. She literally said- Yes! You want to hear it again so you can hear? Yeah, I'll listen for it. Okay hold on a second let me get the edit here we go What does it take to be famous and powerful? Santa, if you're listening please tell me what to do. Who do I fuck... To be famous and powerful! And you can hear the audience going yeah me! Yeah there's just some rowdy punk in the audience. ME YEAH! YEAH BABY! Wow Oh big wow from John C. Dvorak I know. I didn't know this one, just-I mean i've already said made my comments about that woman but now you're just pounding it home!

CHAPTER 03 / 42 Discussion

Alejandro Mayorkas Defends Nina Jankowitz Appointment

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared on Meet the Press to defend the appointment of Nina Jankowitz, describing her as eminently qualified for the role. Critics point to her background in Russian and Ukrainian political science and her work at the Woodrow Wilson Center as evidence of deep-state ties. Observations are made regarding the sparse nature of her Wikipedia entry and her personal interests in musical theater.

alejandro mayorkas· homeland security· nina jankowitz· meet the press· chuck todd· wikipedia

11:22 The guy, the bald-headed freak that runs Homeland Security. That creepy looking guy with the alien eyeballs and you know he's just a creepy guy He was on Meet The Press this morning with Chuck Oh really? And they brought her up as like well don't you think it may be a dubious choice and he goes on about she's eminent... he didn't even answer the question about her About her singing oh yeah It was just a guy who wrotely says, we picked her because she's eminently qualified to do this job. Isn't that interesting?

12:01 She's eminently qualified. Well, let's take a look at her Wikipedia and let's find out how qualified she is. Jankowitz attended Bryn Mawr College double majoring in Russian and political science okay so she's there you go that's all you need to know it gets better! She attended a semester at Hudson State Pedagogical University in Russia see? She's a Russian expert you need to be a Russian expert if you're gonna fight Russian disinformation because that's the only kind there is She was... There's no other kind, I've never heard of such a thing. Wait wait! What did he say again about her? Eminently qualified. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Kiev working with the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine in 2017

12:47 She also... It's too funny! She also served as a disinformation fellow. Oh, I want to be that. Hi, I'm Adam Curry. I am a disinformation fellow. Oh excellent That is a great job At the Woodrow Wilson Center and supervisor of the Russia and Belarus programs at The National Democratic Institute. She is the author of... Spook Yeah big spook she is the author of two books How To Lose The Information War And how to Be A Woman Online I think we should... Oh right, the woman online book. Mm-hmm mm-hmm mm-hmm yeah she was slammed for that that book is very sexist and it's demeans women there we go on It should be how to be THAT woman online I just want to write down disinformation That's the theme for today show Dvorak says THAT woman! That's right well he might sprinkle it up a bit with THE gays

13:37 She has contributed to the Washington Post and The New York Times. And in April 2022, she was selected to head the newly formed Disinformation Governance Board at United States... Personal life? Yankovic has an interest in musical theater! No! Don't say that! So she's a wannabe singer. Does she live in New York? She must be in New York because New Yorkers, lot of people that live in New York... You'd think! They're always on the cattle cowl they're always hoping I can quit this job and become a musical comedy

14:19 is where I'm going, that's where I'm headed. The Wikipedia has very little on her because spook! Oh yeah no, Wikipedia... That's a giveaway by the way people should note this if you have somebody that's that high profile with the background that Adam just discussed and then the Wikipedia has got nothing on them and they're like ahead of something like this? No no she's married to guy named Michael Stein And I'm just, I just look at him like, God, I know this guy from some ways. I see a wedding picture so it could be pretty old. Michael Stein? Anyway... So, Hitler! Yeah. So she's, from that standpoint yes she's incredibly uniquely qualified no doubt about it when it comes to Russia and Ukraine because that's what the deep state and certainly Department of Homeland Security have hung all their

CHAPTER 04 / 42 Discussion

Barack Obama and NPR Address COVID-19 Disinformation

Barack Obama delivered a speech at Stanford University focusing on the dangers of online disinformation and its impact on democracy. Following this theme, NPR reported on a Kaiser Family Foundation estimate claiming over 230,000 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented by vaccination. The report features a story about a woman named Stephanie who died after refusing the vaccine due to belief in conspiracy theories.

barack obama· npr· covid-19· kaiser family foundation· vaccination· disinformation

15:15 accusations on is Russia everything's Putin's price hike, everything is Russia. January 6 was because of Russia. I guess it's showtime we failed to use Putin's price hike But this woman was rolled out with this disinformation governance board was really rolled out in a big way and and we didn't see it immediately but But it really uncloaked when Obama again spoke for the full hour only about this and you know, oh my goodness he's close to a free speech absolutist as you can get but... But sewage. Yeah and this whole thing I have a couple of things just want to play here to see that Obama is truly in charge of what's happening. This is the third term of Obama even

16:10 Let's it slip out. But first let's go with a NPR to get set up nearly 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 Okay, I got it. That's your disinformation right there some of them died with Some might have died of but one million from No that is lies Disinformation nearly 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19. And according to a new estimate from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 230 thousand of those deaths could have been prevented by vaccination. Ah created or saved yes they could've saved or created it. Boom you nailed it! You're right that is uh that's the old save what was it created or saved? Yeah I will um... It's nonsense you can't prove anything you cannot prove

17:02 That negative. You can't prove it, there's no way of testing that! That is just an assertion you make off the top of your head Well it's the Kaiser Foundation John they would not and they sponsor a lot PBS and NPR but its important to note that number because that is 85% So 85% bear that in mind it will return in the talking points. 30,000 of those deaths could have been prevented by vaccination today we have a story of one person whose life could have been saved by the to be fair whoa stop! To be fair is that the same person whose voice just magically changed? If you listen to the transition from her to the guy

17:43 I may have cut out a long intro. Oh you didn't do your normal... I'm sorry, I might have done that well especially the Obama stuff my cut out a lot of his silences he was doing six seven seconds of silence. He does! He says more of nothing than he does if something but to be fair here to this intro she does say could have prevented those deaths. She doesn't say would, she says could so it's just as meaningless as anything more than 230 thousand of those deaths could have been prevented by vaccination today we have a story one person whose life could've been saved by the COVID vaccine her name was Stephanie she died in December and family is still struggling to figure out why it had to happen It's something I can understand

18:36 I mean, there is no perfect puzzle piece for this. I literally go through this all the time." That is Stephanie's daughter Lori. We're keeping it to first names to give her and the rest of the family privacy as they grieve. Stephanie refused to get vaccinated because she believed in conspiracy theories There's no way to know exactly how many other people have made similar choices but Lori thinks there are many families like hers. I know we're not alone I know this has happened all over the place. NPR's Jeff Brumfield looked into Stephanie's story and how bad information contributes to the COVID death toll. Before we talk about the conspiracy theories, the family fights, the illness and ultimately Stephanie's death

CHAPTER 05 / 42 Discussion

Wajahat Ali and the Critique of Free Speech Absolutism

Daily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali criticized Steve Bannon and Elon Musk during a media appearance, labeling Bannon an enemy of democracy. Ali argued that Musk's "free speech absolutism" is a facade used by powerful individuals to protect their own speech while suppressing others. The discussion links these critiques to a broader effort by the EU and US Democrats to regulate social media platforms.

wajahat ali· steve bannon· elon musk· free speech· disinformation· daily beast

19:18 Her kids want you to know that she was a really great mom. So this piece goes on for 11 minutes, it's in the show notes It's disgusting! You're starting the show off by making me disgusted But we have to I know where your headed though This is good, i like what your doing We have to do this because this is a very big push and its all about censoring truly censoring online expression and speech, and doing it through commercial companies. And also going after podcasting because if you recall the Brookings Institution paper that we read through which is kind of a rehash of the last time again highlighted disinformation brought up Steve Bannon just like President Obama this was still ongoing coordinated

20:10 psychological operation, not a severe one but a psychological operation to get everyone to believe that people are dying. That the country was almost overthrown because of disinformation which was not checked properly by social networks and don't get me started on podcasts okay? So here's Ajat Ali, I believe he is the editor of The Daily Beast. You're missing the good stuff! Sorry... No, I understand, believe me. Enemy of democracy Steve Bannon! Steve Bannon is an enemy of democracy? Yes

21:00 I want a t-shirt enemy of democracy. I take the enemies of democracy literally and seriously so i pay attention to Steve Bannon because when Steve Bannon unlike most folks he's like a really convenient Bond villain who tells you the plot like he'll tell everyone he like, you know it'd be... He tells you in the first five minutes before the credits with the dancing golden ladies He's like, no, no. No, listen to this is not waste time James Bond let me tell you exactly how I plan on taking over and he said openly that the media is the enemy, not the Democrats blood the zone with shit and keep them confused in the media will just pick up like dogs on the latest crisis and they'll move on and we see what's happening the media if they feel attacked because they are this is this this is the face of guys name again a jot AJ HT Ali ally will just pick up like dogs on the latest you know

21:51 crisis and they'll move on and we normalize this stuff. And finally it took Barack Obama just a couple of days ago to give the speech, David where he's like hey we need to fight disinformation so now the EU is like okay we gotta crack down and you social media companies needs do better because We have witnessed that thanks to these companies and lack of regulation that you're talking about where Congress has been toothless, but others like Elizabeth Warren have been very very vocal about it. You know you've seen an increase in genocide hate crimes disinformation the erosion of democracy and people who are behind it are are strongmen and authoritarians who also happen to be billionaires. Paisos! So I'm sure when you get a guy like Elon Musk, when you see people who are free speech absolutists it's all BS because once you actually look at their track record what you see are often very fickle men who want free speech for them less speech for others. I want the right to say whatever i want against whomever i want without any repercussions

22:49 I don't want young, woke college kids to do a hashtag. I don't wanna be criticized and how dare you bring this my own words up against me and challenge me on a panel? You're supposed to worship me! So there's a lot of... What's interesting actually about this exercise is that they slam Elon but they're not really going for his throat You know, they're just definitely holding back. Well because he's dangerous to them. Yeah yeah. This guy did the book Go Back From Where You Came From and you know this guy... He's a New York Times reporter. Oh yeah there you go! They did a TED talk So now I went back and I reviewed-I could have done 18 clips from the Obama thing which i don't have one

CHAPTER 06 / 42 Discussion

Barack Obama Proposes Principles for Social Media Regulation

Barack Obama outlined a framework for evaluating social media moderation, suggesting that the First Amendment does not apply to private companies like Facebook or Twitter. He argued that content distribution should be governed by whether it strengthens or weakens "inclusive democracy." Critics suggest this standard is subjective and could lead to the censorship of harmless or non-political content under the guise of protecting democratic values.

barack obama· stanford university· social media· content moderation· first amendment· democracy

23:37 Because I didn't know where to choose. There was so much and he was pontificating, and again the silences of six seconds just... Yeah, not here we are and just took forever. So he got his voice I broke down like five minutes into Into one and 45 seconds by tate till you miss the pregnant pauses But this clip shows that he's in charge of this operation He's in charge of the whole thing The First Amendment is a check on the power of the state it doesn't apply to private companies like Facebook or Twitter

24:16 Any more than it applies to editorial decisions made by the New York Times or Fox News. Never has. Social media companies already make choices about what is or is not allowed on their platforms and how that content appears, both explicitly through content moderation and implicitly through algorithms The problem is we often don't know what principles govern those decisions And on an issue of enormous public interest there's been little public debate and practically no democratic oversight Any rules we come up with to govern the distribution of content on the internet... So this is where it starts. Any rules we come up with to moderate the distribution of content on the Internet? Okay! ...has been little public debate and practically no democratic oversight. Any rules we come up with to govern the distribution of content on the Internet will involve value judgments

25:11 None of us are perfectly objective. What we consider an unshakable truth today may prove to be totally wrong tomorrow, but that doesn't mean Some things aren't truer than others. Oh, God! Did you know that some things... This is the what's her name? Conway's, Kellyanne Conway's different facts. Alternative reality. Yeah. Alternative facts. You have your facts I have mine. Yeah now but in Obama's world that's truer it's true my truth is truer than yours That's what he is saying. Gotta love it. Don't worry, more coming. To be totally wrong tomorrow but that doesn't mean some things aren't truer than others or that we can draw lines between opinions facts honest mistakes intentional deceptions We make these distinctions all the time in our daily lives at work in school at home

26:14 Now, excuse me. Who gives a shit what a former president evaluates unless he's in charge of something. I'm in total agreement, I thought it was very pretentious or actually the better word is presumptuous of him to say what he just said right there. Unless... Here's what I'm gonna do! Unless he's actually doing it you've been asking who's really running the show? Now you're making me Jamaica.

27:05 You could it's an argument you can but you have to be able to make this argument what you just said Yeah, because that's exactly what he's that's what he's saying. So I'm running the show here so Here's what? I'm gonna do when any proposal that comes to me since I'm in control This is what I'm gonna be looking for our guiding principles should be The way I'm going to evaluate any proposal touching on social media and the internet is whether its strengthens or weakens the prospects for a healthy inclusive democracy. What he said, so in other words a TikTok video where a kid jumps off a cliff and then lands on his ass in a haystack

27:55 Or like someone jumps off a roof or somebody does a stupid dance to a rap song that white girls are rapping to, black raps. Whatever! Those all have to go because according him it all has to do with democracy Yes that's very undemocratic So you play some kid goofing around? Or dog jumping or cat jumping That is by definition eroding democracy Those are the dog video everything. Yeah, which is 99% of all videos I might add yeah okay in the interest of full transparency here's what i think our guiding principles should be The way I'm going to evaluate any proposal touching on social media and the internet Is whether it strengthens or weakens the prospects for a healthy inclusive democracy Whether it encourages robust debate

CHAPTER 07 / 42 Discussion

Declaration for the Future of the Internet Signed by 60 Nations

The United States and 60 global partners launched the Declaration for the Future of the Internet on April 28, 2022. The document outlines commitments to protecting human rights, promoting the free flow of information, and maintaining a multi-stakeholder approach to internet governance. Russia and China were notably absent from the list of signatories.

white house· declaration for the future of the internet· digital rights· privacy· multi-stakeholder governance

28:56 and respect for our differences. Whether it reinforces rule of law and self-governance, whether it helps us make collective decisions based on the best available information, and whether it recognizes the rights and freedoms and dignity of all of our citizens. He just had all kinds of examples, but there was a reason for this and One of our producers found it because it somehow I mean they had all the right elements Maybe they maybe they wanted this to be signed quietly. But this was all to support the Declaration for the future of the Internet which the United States and 60 global partners signed

29:45 And this happened on the 28th, so just a few days ago. I will read from the White House fact sheet. Today the United States with 60 partners from around the globe launched the Declaration for the Future of the Internet Those endorsing the declaration include...I won't read the whole list but i can tell you who's not on it Russia and China Duh! How about that? This declaration represents a political commitment among declaration partners to advance a positive vision. I just found the typo, the way it reads is to advance a positive

30:22 I forgot the space. A positive vision for the internet and digital technologies it reclaims the promise of the Internet in the face of global opportunities and challenges presented by the 21st century. Huh, what was the promise of the Internet John? Well let's see...I was actually at the beginning wrote some of the early books yeah What was the promise of the Internet? The promise of the Internet was that the government wasn't gonna have anything to do with it The promise of the internet was going to be just free and open and wild west. The promise of the internet was free speech absolutism, that's what the promise is. No you're wrong! That's not... no it was open communication that fosters competition privacy and respect for human rights You're wrong there was no free-for-all that was never the idea. Where'd you got that from?

31:18 I got it from the internet. The Declaration's principles include... Oh man, they really botched this all kinds of words are not spaced Anyway, the Declaration's principles include commitments to 1. Protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of all people 2. Promote a global Internet that advances the free flow of information It doesn't seem like that needs any promotion. Advance inclusive and affordable connectivity so that all people can benefit from the digital economy. That's the only thing you probably should be doing. Promote trust in the global digital ecosystem, including through protection of privacy. You see this is where it gets iffy... We don't need the government to protect our privacy online we need to do it ourselves!

32:05 And finally, protect and strengthen the multi-stakeholder approach to governance that keeps the Internet running for the benefit of all. Oh did you realize that the Internet would not run without a multi stakeholder approach? These people want to capture the Internet by not letting you know what's really possible because you don't need any of the shit Silicon Valley brings you So it's part of a psychological operation to strengthen the belief that your iPhone is the internet and those icons, those little apps are the only way you can get anything useful. And thank God the government is there to protect you from all kinds of horrible things! Yeah? And to do it with flair, with musical talent so that's good

CHAPTER 08 / 42 Discussion

White House Correspondents Dinner and 1970s Cultural Parallels

Trevor Noah hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner, where he joked about modern conspiracy theories and the political divide. The hosts transition into a comparison between current events and the 1970s, debating the origins of various slang terms like "cats" and "neato." They suggest that the current political and economic climate closely mirrors the instability of the Nixon and Carter eras.

trevor noah· white house correspondents dinner· joe biden· 1970s· slang· cultural trends

32:53 You should have kicked into one of her songs. Would have been perfect! And this operation is ongoing as recent as last night during the mediocre roasting of the media and the president, the White House Correspondents Dinner Trevor Noah. And we have to face the facts, the media is in a tough position you did say that Mr President informing the American public is harder than ever before You're battling conspiracy theories that the election was stolen by George Soros That JFK Jr is still alive That everyone in this room is a secret pedophile and thats just what Clarence Thomas' wife believes its insane people This truly the golden era of conspiracy theories

33:35 Whether it's the right wing believing Trump can still win the 2020 election, or the left believing Joe Biden can still win the 2024 election. This is ongoing keep your eye on it that declaration is a thing to behold by the way they did in all you know it's a PDF and they got like a big as you know big capital cursive W Which you would think we the people but it says, We are united by a belief. Listen I just gotta read this bit of this so pompous A declaration for the future of the internet. WE ARE UNITED BY BELIEF IN THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY, DEMOCRACY, PEACE, THE RULE OF LAW, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

34:21 As we increasingly work, communicate, connect, engage learn and enjoy leisure time using digital technologies our reliance on an open free global interoperable reliable and secure internet will continue to grow. Yet we are also aware of the risks inherent in that reliance and the challenges we face and then go into the reclaiming the promise of the internet. Do they explain why nobody can get RT in the United States? It's because of the freedom of the internet, it is the promise of the internet exactly but I think this you know so it all ties together now with all that in mind with this big signatory document with Obama at Stanford with the Brookings Institution in on it with NPR in on it everybody pushing

35:08 How do they come up with Nina Jankovic? I don't... and even though she's uniquely qualified. You know what i mean? Hold on a second. Let me try that again, how do they come up with Nina Jankovic? I should probably do the... This is gonna be great in the edit How did they come up with Nina Jankovic?! I think this stuff should be off the internet it's immoral

35:45 She's saying horrible things. She said she's connecting Santa Claus and who she has to have sex with I'm sorry that's a third grade curriculum these days my mistake. Wonder if she had sex with that bald freak that runs the total security? You know, I think that guy is kinky He looks kinky he's got those glazed eyes. He probably is. Do you know what I mean? Yeah yeah It's like why are your eyes so glazed? He's kinky man. Glazed Those cats are not cool, bro. Those cats are not cool and there's my first one. There's my first room right now There's my first one because my first 70s callback word was it cats those cats those cats man? Those cats are not cool those cats cats cats those back to the 30s okay It's just huh maybe the 20s Are you discrediting my am I 70s callback oh

36:45 Yeah, well that was the idea. When I came up with the idea of just throwing these things out you were supposed to discredit me and so to finally determine the one that was from the 80's only... But cats is from the 70's! No? Yeah, I guess it's older than- You're right. Okay how about this one? Neato. Neato is okay hold on a second. Neato come on. I'm gonna dispute Neato. You're going to dispute Neato?! Neato is on my list Nito is on my list too, and I've read off different lists at Nito. Okay No, I'm absolutely certain that Nitos goes back to the 50s because I think I remember hearing it on Leave It To Beaver

CHAPTER 09 / 42 Discussion

Canadian Biker Rally and Protester Confrontation in Ottawa

A biker rally known as Rolling Thunder arrived in Ottawa, prompting a heavy police presence and comparisons to the earlier Freedom Convoy. Rebel News captured footage of a counter-protester who expressed extreme distress over the presence of the bikers, citing concerns about "nebulous freedom" and "bodily autonomy." The woman’s refusal to engage in further comment after her initial outburst became a point of analysis regarding media-driven "derangement."

ottawa· rolling thunder· biker rally· freedom convoy· rebel news· bodily autonomy

37:27 Okay, well let me do something else just we can get out of the way because it will be referring to the 70s throughout our lives for the next 10 years. Did you see that the PDF one of our producers kindly put together all of the clippings of seventies headlines? Yes that was pretty good! You want to go over I'll just blow through them real quick and its in show notes here we go and then you tell me the comparison to now how about that's a good way to do it there is only 22 of them so We start with the first one. Nixon sends combat units into Cambodia. Afghanistan, Ukraine! Yeah and it was on April 30th no less. Thousands of homosexuals protest in New York That's day after day. It's every day everything Kent state shootings shocked the nation

38:19 I'm sorry, what? Kent State shootings shocked the nation. Yes shooting a bunch of students by the government has not happened Okay so it's on deck let's mark that down everybody. Trudeau acts firmly against Quebec revolt Boom! How about that? Truckers And that was daddy Trudeau...I mean no his dad of course because we all know that was Castro Next one Mid-East oil prices expected to increase Well, that's just… you can stop the list. And I think mainly because that Trudeau thing that you mentioned about the truckers? Yeah. Mm-hmm. Just…I was taken aback by this clip I've got here. Ottawa still replayed this clip, Ottawa still. Hold on a second.

39:10 Here we go. Police wearing helmets and carrying riot shields have made several arrests as a face-off continues in Ottawa with protesters who are against COVID 19 mandates, A number of semi trucks are also trying to make their way to the city's Parliament Hill. The three week demonstration earlier this year prompted the government to invoke its Emergencies Act for the first time This was confusing! It was yesterday? it was my understanding that really there was a biker rally A biker rally came through, Rolling Thunder which also comes through Texas and that was perceived as or Actually, the way it was even shown on social media Tina said hey do you see the convoy is back? I'm like convoy back. I'm looking and start diving in because she's just monitoring what's headlined stuff on Twitter and look at this biker rally has nothing to do with it so the way it was presented as if it had returned and then I'm sure he didn't since we're taking this break

40:08 Their rebel news was interviewing some of the people protesting and there's a woman There is another one of them women's and she's definitely one of those and she's got a sign which says convoy go home. And the guy is interviewing her saying, well what is the problem here? Like what are you really protesting because there's no convoy and... Well listen to this! If you're going to protest something as nebulous as freedom then you can't encroach on others I'm not sure they're saying it was nebulous as freedom The concept of a nebulous freedom They don't have a specific

40:46 title of the specific reason for being here. They're all over the place and all they're doing is suppressing Ottawa residents, Ottawa businesses we are being harassed and held hostage for their support supposed approachments on freedom. What does a single fucking white man have to say to anybody about bodily, autonomic freedoms? I'm not sure what race has to do with it. I didn't say anything about race! You said a white man. Single white men, sure, race. Okay, so I mean what does race have to do with it when i look at people that are gathering here today? It's right across the Multidiverse spectrum no more comments. Oh okay then well one way when it says convoy go home Didn't the convoy go home in February they called it a convoy is the convoy you mean the This gathering here is not a convoy

41:44 Please go away. No more comments, no more comments, no more comments, no more comments, This is this is derangement John Reclaiming my time. Yep, listening to me my time reclaiming my time she's freaking out

42:22 Walk away! No more comments! Back away, no more comments. No more comments! I feel bad man this woman this woman and clip of the day clip of the day oh thank you so much well i do appreciate it Oh my god, what is wrong? Well what you see and it's worth looking at the video because she's holding... This is the same as the woman in green screen. She even has one of the same hats on the whole it's it's that's a Meg cap yeah little bit yes a different kind of Meg cap but the whole vibe is the same but what I'm seeing is someone who was completely

43:13 mind-controlled, brainwashed and when she's talking even the beginning she's holding the sign and I noticed a lot. She's shaking her hands are shaking she so outraged and so mad and the guy calls her on something he says which is you know what does this white man have to do anything about bodily autonomy? You know because white men suck! And he says what does race have to do with it? I'm not saying anything about race! He said well no you said white man Okay, race but you know no more comments. So it's sad what government... She held the sign that said convoy go home and there is no convoy around Correct correct yeah there's a rally a biker rally This is this is a problem Yes! And its the media and government counterparts in media mainly It's the media who created these people and their little groups Yeah

CHAPTER 10 / 42 Discussion

Historical Parallels of the 1970s and Modern News

A review of 1970s headlines reveals striking similarities to modern news cycles, including military conflicts in Southeast Asia, high oil prices, and early instances of gender-reassignment surgery in professional sports. The hosts note the parallels between the 1972 Renee Richards tennis controversy and current debates surrounding transgender athletes. The segment concludes with a look at the economic troubles and energy crises that defined the late 70s.

nixon· pentagon papers· renee richards· oil crisis· jimmy carter· trans-alaskan pipeline

44:11 Very sad. So we continue with our 70s callback, might as well finish it up ready for this one thousands of Vietnamese pour into Laos That's that sure geez that's your refugees? Yep Printing of Pentagon papers is upheld now I would equate there with Assange Yeah, I would think so too although different outcome It's Nixon by a landslide Hello Biden How about this one? This is from 1972. 500 sex changes done in past six years! Is this insane how this is repeating now here's my favorite. I know what it is go on Agnew resigns, Ford has chosen to succeed this is what I'm waiting for It would be perfect have Kamala Harris resign so we can choose a new vice president

45:14 No, my favorite one... Let's get to it. Let's go down the list because they're good. The next one? Okay. Let's just do them one by one. It's in order Yeah I don't have it in front of me your plate, Rediam. Oil embargo causes acute economic trouble. Just go on. U.S officials warn of world depression Renee Richards wins first match as a woman. That's the one, former Navy officer. Today is that woman the swimmer? Yep. Seems to be the ones completely out of control by the way she was beaten by female swimmer recently yeah we know how that went

45:53 Yeah. Renee Richards, who never achieved... this is I'm reading directly ...who never achieved much recognition as a male tennis player has won her first tournament match as a woman! A former Navy officer and baseball star scouted by the Yankees as a man she no that's lame they should if she underwent a sex change and is trying to establish herself in women's tennis In what amounts to a media circus, Dr. Richards won the first set against Kathy Bean at Orange New Jersey 6-0 and the second 6-2 after nearly collapsing from exhaustion! Dr. Richards father of a young son as Richard Raskind... Hey in relation to Jamie? Played some matches in California under the name of Renee Clark before making her official debut as a woman player So the more things changed the more they stay the same only then they kind of called it out

46:41 Then we have Carter elected president, credits debates. Carter says US must treat oil crisis like war. Trans-Alaskan Oil Pipeline finally opened. We'll read the opposite of that. Tractors and trucks roll through Washington in farm protests. Ah! We need a good farm protest. That would be good. And then we have Carter offers farm aid after protests. It's Farm Aid? We could do another Farm Aid Three Mile Island atomic leak. I don't know if we're gonna get any scares here... Iran seizes embassy, and we could have Iran kicking up Russians in Afghanistan and five OPEC members raise prices again so not all of this is exactly maps completely It's way too close for comfort it's pretty close and it's definitely close

CHAPTER 11 / 42 Discussion

Biden Administration Requests $33 Billion for Ukraine Aid

President Biden has formally requested $33 billion from Congress for additional aid to Ukraine, including $20.4 billion in military assistance. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended the request, stating that allowing Russia to "run rampant" through Europe would be more costly in the long run. Critics question the lack of a clear definition for victory and the potential for a long-term, open-ended financial commitment.

joe biden· ukraine· military aid· vladimir putin· jen psaki· nato· 33 billion

47:41 So, all right. So we're up to speed on Ministry of Bullshit and where were really going I do have a multi-parter on...I discovered some more shit about this 33 billion going to Ukraine Oh! Okay let's do Ukraine. I want some COVID stuff out of the way Ukraine yeah start with that and i got just some minor Ukraine reports So this is kind of the intro which we learned live during the show on Thursday. President Biden formally asked Congress for $33 billion in extra aid for Ukraine to help counter Russia's invasion. The cost of this fight, it's not cheap

48:24 But caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen. Biden requesting 20.4 billion in new military assistance and 8.5 billion for the Ukrainian government, to help provide basic citizen services America supplying a whole range of weapons systems The latest to be sent are these howitzer artillery guns. The Pentagon saying more than half of the 90 promised have now arrived and the first 50 Ukrainians have now been trained how to fire them We're not attacking Russia, we're helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has warned at the danger of a nuclear war over Ukraine

49:04 President Putin not directly mentioning nuclear weapons, but hinting at it. Saying we have all the tools for this things no one else can boast of having president Biden condemning the warnings No one should be making idle comments about the use of nuclear weapons or a possibility that you'd use them as irresponsible Alright, so that was basically the top line messaging. 33 billion we're not quite sure what it is What it's for how its gonna work? Jen Psaki got a real long question Asked about the basically that would give us details how much it will cost or what the ultimate

49:45 After I spread some disinfo. would be even more costly. Allowing Russia to... How does that work? Well, what the point is she's saying if we don't give this money to Ukraine Russia will win and it'll cost more and she will explain what that cost is. ...has costs leaving it unchecked would be even more costly, allowing Russia to run rampant around Europe beyond Ukraine which is what President Putin outlined. Really? They're coming for Germany next! Right before he invaded would be incredibly costly to the world and to the United States we calculate that as well right now I know let me i will get there I promise I know you're raising your hand you asked a few questions I'm gonna get there

50:43 Right now the importance of this package to the president because every day Ukrainians pay the price Of freedom in their lives and he feels providing them with arms and foods It's a right thing to do and trying to play there. And I noted that some components actually know are not limited it's not that the spending will end at five months, it's just Allowing the ability for us the Ukrainians and Europeans To plan over the long term in fact by the way Before this $33 billion came out, I think we even talked about that Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State was saying you know we need to be requested five months worth of funding. This package is not military weapons it's something else! Allowing the ability for us the Ukrainians and Europeans to plan over the long term in fact much at the security systems will be much longer than that The reason its difficult to define what winning is because

51:38 Obviously, our view continues to be that an end will be through a diplomatic process and a diplomatic conversation. The Ukrainians are the ones who determine what the outcome of that will look like not for us to determine on their behalf. They were not letting her go there were like hey hey but how long is this five years ten years? We expect line item appropriation for military aid Ukraine for next 5 10 15 years I mean is this open-ended we have course want the war to end as quickly as possible And President Putin could do that tomorrow. But right now, what we're making a decision about or advocating for is trying to support and have the backs of an incredibly brave country and their people who are kicked out of their homes fighting an aggressive dictator in his military lacking food, lacking economic assistance preventing Putin

52:31 from rampaging through Europe, which by the way would be much more expensive than what we're talking about here. Rampaging through Europe! Write it down Putin rampaging... Did she say before? Putin's not gonna go rampaging through Europe. Here he comes he's coming into Paris. Rampaging. So the United States definition of what success or victory looks like in the region is contingent on how long Ukrainians are willing to combat the Russians and whether or not they want to fight them and force them to do it.

53:18 to the negotiation table or push them out of their borders. That's up to them, but we're not exactly what I said. What I will say is that what President Putin defined his own version of winning and victory from the beginning was taking over Ukraine, their sovereignty, their territorial integrity. Obviously he has already failed at that. When did Putin say that? He didn't say that! That's why she never said that. That's what she put obviously in there I think she threw obviously is it to kind of couch that he never said that on their sovereignty, their territorial integrity Obviously He's already failed at that right? Right in that sense They're already defeating Putin's effort to envelop them into Russia But this is an ongoing war we know that We know that diplomacy and having a discussion and negotiation Is the way to get him

54:14 She's just lying. My understanding was... This was a festering situation that we couldn't, that we decided to do nothing about. And that is the movement toward Ukraine, toward joining NATO. Yes Because they had the new guy coming I think we should join NATO No We don't think you should know I think we should we should also be in the EU no no no You see we've reverted back to Putin. Putin just wants to turn everybody Russian You know, it's like a conversion therapy. Republicans convert people from gay... So they made up this scenario that is bull crap? Yes! Well it's no more or less bull crap than the COVID vaccine still working and masks being important. No please this is how- This is what happens Is the media just- That's why you need the Ministry of Truth otherwise this stuff is going to get out of control because of podcasters like YOU!

CHAPTER 12 / 42 Discussion

G20 Finance Meeting Walkout Over Russian Participation

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other finance ministers walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington when the Russian representative began to speak. This protest occurred during the IMF and World Bank spring meetings. The hosts contrast this action with the Biden administration's stated goal of using diplomacy to end the conflict in Ukraine.

janet yellen· g20· russia· ukraine· diplomacy· treasury department

55:12 spreading disinformation. This is the G5 clip. Let me see where it is, I got too many clips so I can't have trouble... The G5 or the G20? There's a preliminary meeting that took place and there was supposed to be a big meeting in November

55:56 And there's this G20 clip. Here it is, childish G20 walkout. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen along with Ukraine's finance minister today walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington as Russia's representative began speaking several finance ministers and central bank governors also left the room according to people who were there Others who were attending virtually reportedly turned off their cameras in protest. The move took place during the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's annual spring meetings in Washington, that says the brutal effects of Russia's assault against Ukraine have taken center stage." Right so what you're saying is how does that compute with the we know diplomacy is the way to go? Yeah how does this childish walker... Oh! Get away Russian!

56:43 How does that work? Tell me. It doesn't! I'm interested, Saki how does that work with this what you just heard Also that was central bankers and finance ministers Talk about childish Numbers are numbers economy's economy The way things work is just the way they work And then you go oh no no these guys suck we already kicked ya off a swift We kicked out of our sandbox right even here But yeah, we're here for diplomacy. But this is an ongoing war we know that We know that diplomacy and having a discussion in negotiation is the way to get an end to it Walk out! Our effort and our focus is on strengthening them at the negotiating table And that's the role that we feel that we can play I wish you were there in the White House press corps You would say excuse me Excuse me Chucky Uh Jen

57:33 So if diplomacy is the answer, then why did everybody walk out of the G20 finance meeting? And then she said that is obviously you know... Secretary Yellen... I'll get to it later. I come up with a wrap around. I do a wrap-around on that. Secretary Yellen you have to talk about... I'll circle back but Secretary Yellin has asked Department of Treasury about that and I would ask you too. I think you should talk to them and ask them this kind of thing. Here's my money shot! This is the money shot It's the money shot. Back off, man! Here comes the money shot. This is PBS NewsHour. Do you even know what victory looks like for Ukrainians at this point?

CHAPTER 13 / 42 Discussion

Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

The U.S. Congress passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which facilitates the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine. Analysts suggest that Ukraine requires $5 billion to $7 billion per month to sustain its economy during the war. The hosts argue that this financial arrangement will leave Ukraine deeply indebted to the United States, effectively giving the U.S. control over the "breadbasket of Europe."

ukraine· lend-lease act· dimitri alperovitch· black sea blockade· debt· breadbasket of europe

58:13 Well, obviously they've been able to preserve their government and preserve their freedom. But can they preserve their economy? That is a question right now. You know, they require about five to seven billion dollars in aid a month right now. The West of course is supporting them but how long can that go? Can it go for years? Can they go for decades? They need to get that back economy back up and running there are exports back through the maritime ports And if we can't break the blockade that the Russians are instituting on Black Sea It'll be very tough to do Yeah, that is Dimitri Alperovitch of the Silverado Policy Accelerator joining us tonight. Oh man for your time We should have the no agenda policy accelerator. Did you hear? Yeah we should did you hear what he said? The only wants to come out yeah Let's play it again. You tell everybody what you heard here comes

58:58 Obviously, they've been able to preserve their government, preserve their freedom. But can they preserve their economy? That is a question right now. You know, they require about five to seven billion dollars in aid a month right now. The West of course is supporting them but how long can that go? Can it go for years? Can they go for decades? They need to get that back economy back up and running, their exports back through the maritime ports. And if we can't break the blockade that the Russians are instituting in the Black Sea it'll be very tough to do." Okay there's some other things he is saying they're very important it all fits all the numbers make sense He's saying the economy is dead

59:42 They need five to seven billion dollars a month in order to keep the economy going so the whole country doesn't melt down. Remember, The State Department's 33 billion was for about five months of support for Ukraine I'm thinking you're around six-six and a half months You're about thirty three billion dollars at your five to seven a month now are we just giving this to them? Oh no! Because what was not covered which was passed by the House and by the Senate, now it's going to the President's office for signature is the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend Lease Act of 2022. Oh yeah! We're putting them in debt every penny of the 33 billion dollars which they will never be able to pay back just like China does to African countries They will be indebted to us we own that bitch now. WE OWN IT

1:00:43 That's that's what this is about and and what's the nickname of Ukraine bitch? No, I guess. I'm wrong bread basket of Europe that's right so hey Europe how you doing Boris Johnson oh we spent we are leading the effort with a hundred and fifty million quid We own the breadbasket your turd Not us by the way, that's Obama. Yeah it's okay we'll own the breadbasket of Europe which is a moneymaker no doubt about that. A big money maker yeah so let's take a look at what's going on with Ukraine well wait actually before I go to you Ukraine wheat theft yes since you were playing that clip with the we got a block truth wants to come out lets listen to key clip number one Lloyd Austin

CHAPTER 14 / 42 Discussion

NATO Cohesion and EU Policy Shifts During Ukraine Conflict

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the U.S. goal is to see Russia weakened so it cannot repeat its invasion of Ukraine. Former NATO official Rose Gottemoeller noted that Vladimir Putin has inadvertently unified the alliance, with Finland and Sweden now considering membership. Meanwhile, the European Union has approved proposals to abolish national vetoes and launch joint armed forces, moves that were previously resisted by member states.

lloyd austin· rose gottemoeller· nato· finland· sweden· european union· joint armed forces

1:01:38 He is the Defense Secretary of the United States, had to get a special waiver because typically that's supposed to be a citizen who runs it and he was... Oh I'm sorry. I thought the waiver was because he's stupid! After his long train trip from Poland to Kiev and back defense secretary Lloyd Austin was asked this week whether US goals in Ukraine are shifting We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things It has done in invading Ukraine and the US wants to help Ukraine win We believe that they we can win if they have the right equipment, the right support. Uh-huh We can win! This is our war? Are you telling me that?!

1:02:23 Truth wants to come out, we can win. We can win! We can win! Fucking guy... Alright A rare S-bomb from John C. Dvorak Here's another kind of a truth that wants to come out only this one is like a little more blatant A former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Rose Gottemoeller says Russian President Vladimir Putin has united the alliance in a way that surprised her. Putin has created the 180 degree opposite effect of what he wanted. He wanted NATO pushed back to its 1997 lines and instead he has a NATO more coherent, more together, more resolved to work together, to really defeat this threat to its partner Ukraine.

1:03:11 When is Ukraine his partner? Yes, partner. That's when you live together and you're not really married... You say this is my partner! This is our partner Ukraine NATO is saying our partner Ukraine this is bull crap yeah they're also pushing the White House even pushing hard for Finland and Sweden they should join NATO come on everybody it's great this is going to destroy the European Union Which I think is exactly, well one of the many outcomes Putin was hoping for. Well, I will say this and we've said this before. I think you agree is that Ukraine was never going to be allowed to join the EU because there's too much corruption and crime. Now they're getting fast-tracked! This isn't a country you want in the EU but then again if we own all the resources because we are doing the wheat growing ourselves

1:04:09 I got it. So the European Union or the Commission, I should say had a big meeting in Strasbourg now whenever they do something in Strasbourg that's the other office That's where the serious shit happens. Yeah, and so they had... I think we learned this from Farage Yes! So they had representatives of European Union institutions national parliaments citizens panels and they approved just over the weekend more than 300 proposals including abolition of national vetoes granting European Parliament the right to propose legislation, this was never supposed to happen. More investment in climate change mitigation and the launch of joint armed forces which we were promised because I was in the EU at that time would never ever no! We will never have an EU army ever never never never never but here it is and transnational voting lists so what's that?

1:05:13 It'll probably get you in a concentration camp. Who knows? Everything they said the European Union would never be is this and all the things they promised no borders it's taken away And they did this like in the dark of the night with no one Really paying any attention So yeah, there's a lot going on in the EU and I don't think I'm to know Christina still here She leaves tomorrow and I'm like She and her boyfriend, almost fiancee. They're doing music stuff I'm like y'all should go to Nashville get out of that hellhole! Yes go to Nashville if you want to do music. Hell hole it's just a hell hole

CHAPTER 15 / 42 Discussion

Allegations of Russian Grain Theft and Global Food Security

Ukraine's deputy agriculture minister accused Russia of stealing 1.5 million tons of grain from occupied territories. The conflict has disrupted planting and blocked exports from the port of Odessa, leading to fears of a global food crisis. The hosts transition into a discussion on "shrinkflation," using the declining quality and size of Charmin toilet paper as a domestic example of economic pressure.

ukraine· grain theft· odessa· food prices· shrinkflation· charmin

1:06:02 So anyway, sorry. Well let's play the Ukraine wheat. By the way there is a bunch of contradictory information in lot of these reports they say one thing and then say wait how can that be if that's true? Anyway so this is the Ukraine wheat theft. Gotta love it! Ukraine's deputy agriculture minister says he fears Russia is stealing massive amounts of grain from Ukrainian areas occupied by Russian troops. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted grain production and distribution, leading to rising food prices. And Perestroika Kisses reports from Kyiv. Hold on a second... Didn't they just... Isn't planting season just beginning? What are they stealing from the granaries?

1:06:46 Speaking on Ukrainian TV, Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky said that farmers are trying to work during planting season despite constant shelling from Russian troops. He also accused Russia of stealing grain stored in occupied Ukrainian territory. He says there are roughly 1.5 million tons of grain in those occupied areas Ukraine is known as Europe's breadbasket. It was a top global exporter of grains before the war, Russia is now blocking the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, Ukraine's main export hub neighboring Romania is helping move some of those exports to the Black Sea port of Constanta. OK? OK, so they're shelling for some reason there shelling that these guys are trying to

1:07:37 Which I don't believe for a minute because the Russians have long sensed that they're not touching any of the agricultural areas. They don't want to disturb the flow of grain, they use it themselves. Are you carrying water for Putin again? Then they're also implying that what individual soldiers are going and getting a bag of wheat and stealing it this doesn't make any sense whatsoever! No, It's a setup to let everybody know that the hunger winter is coming That could be it. Now, I'd have to say we probably in the US Probably will be okay actually It's gonna be a lot of weird stuff that we won't have Hey! Have you noticed? Sorry just as an aside We have Charmin toilet paper And i'm very particular about them so I like the expensive soft fluffy kind I don't know what you are or what your like but I can't imagine any guy not wanting soft fluffy toilet paper

1:08:33 The best toilet paper in the world is made by Zee. And the reason because it's soft but it has a grip. It clings and cleans well I've noticed that the edges are near the edges of the roll are cut shitty now they used to be nice and tight and neat and keep the blades and I think the the plies are thinner, I think we're witnessing shrink inflation I think that you might be wrong and i'll tell you why. Charmin has a... because during the toilet paper shortage somebody sent me the big giant

1:09:14 10-foot roll of Charmin this huge thing that you put on a big special device The industrial size one Sometimes in the airport in the in the laboratory they know this is ten times bigger than it but as that idea Yeah, it's a big giant thing. So and it was supposed per toilet paper and it's Charmin, and it was just unbelievably... It was soft but you had a grip. It had everything going on. Meanwhile at Grossart where I do a lot of my shopping they have all these... You know they sell discounted crazy stuff. And so I've gone through different kind…I've had two or three different versions of Charmin from this

1:09:58 And it's like they have two or three, four or five different versions of their toilet paper. They have slightly different names but sometimes not and it varies some of the stuff I think some Charmin that I had is basically greasy and you can't... It won't grab anything! It just slides around like a chamois on a wet car. It just doesn't get anything. It doesn't pick up any dirt So I don't know what to tell you. Classic, classic! I gotta go back and listen to that classic thank-you well i have nothing left the prosecution rests on the Sharman case back to Ukraine

CHAPTER 16 / 42 Discussion

Angelina Jolie Visits Lviv and Mariupol Evacuation Efforts

Actress Angelina Jolie visited a coffee shop in Lviv, Ukraine, to show support for the country. In Mariupol, hundreds of civilians and soldiers remain trapped in the Azovstal steel plant. President Zelenskyy has described the city as a "concentration camp in ruins" and is working with the UN and Turkey to establish evacuation corridors for those holed up in the underground bunkers.

angelina jolie· lviv· mariupol· azovstal· turkey· volodymyr zelenskyy

1:10:42 You know that we're near the end of the initial operation and moving into the long-term phase two when Angelina Jolie visits. And there's some great video of her in Lviv And she's walking into like a coffee shop and everyone is like, hey! You know. And there are people riding their bikes and everything is cool... It was all groovy and she's waving and they all have a cappuccino please in war-torn Ukraine So she's there and didn't Pelosi go over? Didn't Chuck Schumer go over to Lviv as well to pontificate Where did you go? Are you checking your Charmin?

1:11:28 We had to go to the other desk for a quick second grab my yak Brochure, oh my goodness Yak is I mean it's on fire people are loving the yak we even have we even have a yak karma now hold on a second You've got Harma. Wow, sounds like a yak to me! I don't know if you saw the pre-stream art... Bad gas? What?! The pre stream art was nice piece promoting episode 1447 it was like typical no agenda stuff like donate just send your cash and then one guy with the sign eat yak not bugs Like yeah there's a new slogan Eat Yak Not Bugs

1:12:16 Anyway, so back to Ukraine. Yes they've all been in devolved gone over there and visited the coffee shop There's one coffee shop I mean it's Pierre over they're doing everybody's hair at the same time Yeah Could you come over from Paris because we're all listen Nancy is here Chuck is here and Angie We all know you love doing Angie's hair So is that it for? Ukraine No, I thought you were on a roll there. No! I mean...I've got it all the money's a scam and we're gonna own the bread basket What more do we need? There is a scam huh? I think somehow we're... I got a Mary Opal update Kind of interesting this is a three-parter so Mary Opal update horrors

1:13:09 Start with that. Yeah Russia's assault on Ukraine is now entering its third month with heavy fighting in the east and south last night President Zelensky described in vivid terms one of the most devastated cities Mariupol he said It's a Russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins. We're joined now by Empire's Joanna Kisner. Wow, man! I wish I got to... Are they all trying? Are they channeling like Edward R Murrow or... You know what they wish. Yeah it means like, it's a concentration camp in ruins. He said, he said, it's a Russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins. It's a Russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins

1:13:51 We're joined now by NPR's Joanna Kikis from Kiev. Joanna, thanks so much for being here. Thanks for having me Scott. President Zelensky met with the UN Secretary General this week to try to set up a plan to evacuate civilians from Mariupol but any evacuation plans actually been put into place? Well, you know so far all we know is that Ukrainian authorities are trying to establish evacuation corridors and they've tried this several times with no success. And the situation in Mariupol is really dire so there's so much need for an evacuation plan to happen because there are hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who are holed up in this underground maze under the Azovstal factory, which is this massive steel factory in Mariupol. Russian forces are constantly bombing this factory. Hundreds of the Ukrainians that were wounded, their women and children there, the youngest child was reportedly four months old. They're all running out of food, out of water, out of supplies. The group has sent out videos and photos on social media

1:14:55 And one photo is just so depressing, I just can't get it out of my head. It shows a toddler wearing a taped-up plastic bag as a diaper. Oh! You've been in touch with the Ukrainian soldier who's inside the factory? What does he report? Yes, I have and he has confirmed all these terrible conditions. He calls this situation catastrophic The soldier's commander is now going to social media to beg Turkey for help since no one else has managed to get the group out. And let's not forget what is happening outside this plant, the Russians have bombed Mariupol into charred ruins. US satellite images suggest there are mass graves outside Mariupol that are growing every day and countries like Greece which has historic ties with the city they're pushing for the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Mariupol

1:15:46 Very vivid. Great report, I felt it about the child with diaper. It's really horrible. Plastic bag? The thing about Turkey bugs me it was my understanding that Russia and Turkey are now talking together about stuff is this incorrect as easy are they helping Ukraine now that doesn't make sense I, the Turkey thing is as mystifying to me as it is to you. Hmm...I don't know where they stand on this thing we have to probably look into it a little better than were doing because they seem to be on both sides of the... Well Turkey's also sidelining up to Saudi Arabia now! Turkey is the one that they use as the middleman for that exchange of prisoners Americans land there and Russians land there and people get swapped back-and-forth

CHAPTER 17 / 42 Discussion

War Crimes Investigations in Bucha and Moshtun

Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of alleged war crimes, including murder and torture in towns like Bucha and Moshtun. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry released the names and photos of ten Russian soldiers, dubbed the "Despicable 10," accused of atrocities. The hosts express skepticism regarding the speed and methods of these identifications, suggesting the reports serve as "trauma-based entertainment."

bucha· war crimes· international criminal court· psychological warfare· despicable 10

1:16:40 I don't know what role Turkey's trying to play. I should go to my Turkish mechanic and ask him, he would tell me his big... Yeah we haven't heard from the Turkish mechanic in a while it has been years actually. It is when i get to get my car smugged yeah all right this part two of this series let me ask you about war crimes because the Ukrainians are investigating war crimes and other parts of the country at the same time what's the latest on that So there are thousands of investigations into war crimes going on in Ukraine right now. Thousands? Ukraine has many war crimes prosecutors who are going from town to town, from village to village to interview survivors of torture and rape

1:17:24 They come with forensic teams to exhume bodies and then send those bodies to medical examiners. And you know, sometimes they don't have much to work with. We spent a day with one war crimes prosecutor in Moshtan, a village not far from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv His investigators had discovered the partial remains of a person in the ruins of a house and the prosecutor told me, you know finding out how this person died is going to be incredibly difficult. And we may not even know for sure ever if it's a war crime. These people are sick They will do anything to prove war crime. How about war? How about the financing of war, how about sending weapons that kill people doesn't matter which person isn't that all just wars is crime it's all criminal well especially when you listen at last anecdote yeah some house got hit by missile got blowed up and there's a dead guy in this is a war crime we have to prove another trying to prove that some more crime with a trying to figure out he died he died from a big explosion his house

1:18:25 I know this war crime thing is a little bit much. Well, well what you keep hearing is the International Criminal Court This has been brought back several times What's the difference between the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice? Well, the US doesn't recognize either as far as I know Yeah well that's a plus But the whole point is to have the U.S. recognize it Don't you think That's never gonna happen George Bush will be in jail for that That's why Of course. That's why they'd like to and they can throw Trump in there, basically Republican International Court of Republicans. Clinton should go too he is the one who bombed Bosnia Fine! You know what? Everyone be like throw that douchey in make it look good balance it out Yes yes Obama will be the only guy doesn't get well he should go into not to mention with his drones No no no The hit list a drone hit list

1:19:20 It was only one 16 year old. Give us a break! He got the Nobel Peace Prize, can't throw him in court...in jail? Alright part 3 of this series But I gather Ukrainian prosecutors did have enough to bring war crimes charges in some other cases. Tell us about that Yeah, that's right Ukraine is now looking for ten Russian soldiers accused of murder torture and rape in the town of Bucha outside Kiev Ukraine's Defense Ministry calls them the despicable 10 Russian soldiers occupied Bucha for a month at the beginning of the war And when the town was liberated Ukrainian troops found mass graves and bodies lying in the streets

1:20:02 Ukraine's prosecutor general has released the names and the photographs of the accused soldiers, and she says Ukraine will do everything possible to bring them to justice. Yeah this is psychological warfare on the people of the world. This is what Mo would call it trauma-based entertainment all you're watching all day is little bits oh this is a war crime but what's not a war? It's all horrible But let's go back and listen to this little report again, though for its logic. Ten soldiers... First of all this Buka thing is questionable basically and we've heard clips about it being a scam then the Russian Nazi or not but the Ukrainian Nazi guys did it

1:20:49 Where did they get 10 photos? First of all, how'd they identify 10 soldiers and where do they get their photos that they could pass them around. This reminds me of the time during the Russiagate investigation where they had the names and addresses of some Russians that were supposedly the guys who put up the Facebook ads Trump elected in 2016. Remember them? These guys indicted! They're like 8 guys, 8 specific guys... It just doesn't make sense that you can even manage this

CHAPTER 18 / 42 Discussion

COVID-19 Health Update and Natural Immunity

John Dvorak reports that his wife and several family members in the Pacific Northwest have recently tested positive for COVID-19, experiencing malaise, coughs, and severe headaches. Adam Curry discusses his own lack of infection despite being surrounded by sick individuals, speculating on the possibility of long-term immunity from childhood illnesses.

covid-19· natural immunity· pacific northwest· vitamin d3· symptoms

1:21:29 But it does, I said it's just trauma-based entertainment. It's just giving you stuff so you can feel good about your flag, your Ukraine flag. Giving you stuff so that you're like that woman in Canada holding the sign up and saying no comment, no comment! And with that, I'd like to thank you for your courage and say In The Morning To You, The Man Who Just Put The Sea In No More Comment Ladies & Gentlemen Mr John C Devorand! No comment Good morning to you, Mr. Adam Curry. All day in the morning... ...the boots on the ground feed the air, subs in the water at the dames. Whoa! Boy we're getting old! Eww! Whoa! Well that was worth the price of admission. In the morning to the trolls and troll room. Hello trolls let's put your hands up there I want to see how many have got how many are scurrying around what do we have here and once again there we go nope I'm not getting any

1:22:25 I'm not getting any counts. It's the same every week! No, it's like...I don't have the power all of a sudden and then i don't have the food to do the count and no one is doing the count for me and thank you this sucks oh here we go 25 37 that's up there Well, 28 is our usual Sunday. That's not a usual Sunday! We haven't had 28 in weeks. Ever since COVID died off... So my wife has got COVID again? No! Yeah she tested and she tested positive. Does she feel bad? What are the symptoms? General malaise and cough.

1:23:10 Interesting. Oh, and a bad headache the headaches what bothers her. Gee that's... She loaded up on D3 and it got pretty much knocked it out but the headache is still there That's interesting. And I without being rude I mean just going to presume she's not been vaccinated? No she hasn't been vaccinated but it seems that there's a plague of it up there in the Pacific Northwest where she is right now. And so I guess JC and Jesse are both sick, so is the baby. Also with the vid? Well it seems like they have the symptoms but they can't test positive They didn't test positive Hmm... well that's not good because I don't want it again

1:23:56 No, I've never had it so...I don't want it at all. No? I was talking to Mimi about this because everyone's had it around me they're been here and has been sick and like I haven't gotten it besides the fact that they don't get sick And I decided- I think I had something when I was a young kid That must have given me some sort of immunity to the COVID. I don't make that claim, and I don't want to get you know abducted and have my blood sucked out of me because of something. But I'm just saying it's possible. Suck it out! Yeah everybody wants... You'll be like patients here where everybody wants some of your blood some of your DNA If only we can find him We can save the world Hmm

CHAPTER 19 / 42 Discussion

Too Many Eggs Cookbook and Social Media Migration

John Dvorak announces a new cookbook project titled "Too Many Eggs," authored by his wife Mimi, which features thousands of egg recipes. The hosts also discuss the recent influx of users to the Mastodon-based "No Agenda Social" instance following Elon Musk's bid for Twitter. They contrast the open nature of the Fediverse with the "echo chamber" environment of platforms like Truth Social.

cookbook· eggs· publishing· mastodon· no agenda social· truth social· fediverse

1:24:38 Well, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she's okay. That sucks. Yeah she had it kind of a day ago and she is feeling better as of last night so... Did you drink bleach as a kid maybe? It's not helping yet though. Too many eggs book finish which is done out of copy. We got a typeset everything's ready to go we have been talking about well The vinegar book I guess is never gonna happen that oh, no the vinegar books on its way Okay So the egg book came after the vinegar book and the egg book? I believe was Mimi's book more than yours his Mimi's book It's not my book. I get nothing right do with it okay Oh, okay. So then... So they'll help publish it but we're not gonna you know no she did this book She's got the egg story she can talk about eggs forever This is stemmed from a fact that we had too many chickens and so the book is called Too Many Eggs What is the what is the title of? Oh Too Many Eggs Too Many Eggs is the title yeah Nice! And where was... It's huge! Is this... It's huge just got thousands and thousands of egg recipes Now would this will be a physical product Yeah And hardcover

1:25:41 Yeah, like a coffee table book. No no no it's not it's gonna be as hard-ass It's gonna be a rock solid recipe book of cookbook and will this be released on Harper Collins which imprint? We're gonna we're going to start a publishing company around it and produce the book Oh Well, you guys know how to do this. This is what you do! We can do it! You've done it! Can do it and will do it... Yeah there's two different things right? But once this egg book is done then all the other books will follow I'm proud of you John that's good Well you should be proud of her Well I mean.. Do you support her? I do Are you going to support with the publishing? yeah It's like you know I did podcasting 2.0 and now you're doing eggs

1:26:27 Well, the trolls are trolling away as they do. That's the troll room. Trollroom.io There's a lot of people listening live now It'll be interesting to see how many listen live when we go two hours later Oh! The humanity on Cinco de Mayo But it is no agenda stream calm in the troll room dot IO. These are these are cool places to hang out I mean everyone's logged in at some point during the day just hanging out seeing what's going on for the longer conversations Follow us on the mastodon we have no agenda social comm with the recent proposed change of ownership of Twitter, we've seen an influx of people the going-to Mastodons seeking for some openness and

1:27:16 and for some different things. I love the Fediverse, all these different servers and groups and cults and clans can all communicate across servers or block each other whatever they want but what i like is because we have no moderation like zero just no moderation because you don't need it um...I've asked someone to take down a link to some kiddie porn that supposedly was Joe Biden get rid of that link man but im not going to delete Unless I felt there was some legal thing that could get us into trouble, but otherwise no. Tina finally got on to truth social

1:27:56 And I said, well what's it like? She says well what you'd expect. It's like a conservative Republican echo chamber and I said let me guess she said yeah it's no fun. Exactly because there's no one to troll there's no one who can freak out over something you said so this is a huge mistake on Trumps part Whereas in the Fediverse, we got all kinds of people who hate us and are yelling and we can laugh at them. And you know then they block and unblock it's great It's just no one controls that if we control our part everybody else controls their parts So if you want to be a part of that get yourself a mastodon account follow Adam at NoAgendaSocial.com John C Dvorak at NoAgendaSocial.com and joining the fun! Let us know I'll follow you back. Be happy to follow you back

CHAPTER 20 / 42 Discussion

Episode 1446 Artwork Review and Podcast 2.0 Apps

The hosts review the listener-submitted artwork for the previous episode, "That 70s Podcast." They select a piece by Moose that references the "Kilroy Was Here" cartoon from World War II. Adam Curry encourages listeners to switch to modern podcast apps available at newpodcastapps.com to support the "Value for Value" model and view enhanced features like chapter art.

podcast art· kilroy was here· moose· darren o'neill· value for value· podcasting 2.0

1:28:44 And now we want to thank the artists for episode 1446. We titled it That 70s Podcast, which it was as we went through a whole litany of seventies terms and revealed my score at the end which was pathetic. No it wasn't you got your hit you only missed like two I think Oh I thought I got 60 percent? I got better than that? There were couple you mentioned that I hadn't caught. Freak out freak out Well Um, this piece... No no. I have the list here it's uh let me get my glasses on and tell you what you missed. I missed freak out. You also missed the 80s one which i think is looking good

1:29:24 I think i said out of sight. Out of sight, oh I must have caught out-of-sight. I missed freakout. Bummer, bummer, freakout here I'll just read them to you Socket to me boss looking good out of sight bummer freakouts stoked stoked man tripping righteous a gas the one I didn't use was this was cherry which I still think is from the 60's Cherry yeah, maybe the 50s for your cars cherry was mint was cherry. I think that's very embossed Those are this guy by his boss and then there's Ginchy Oh wow right on far out groovy And that's about it That's us pretty much in a nutshell Thank you to moose who brought us the artwork for episode 1446

1:30:18 I like this piece a lot. It was a classic, it was a throwback or call back to Kilroy Was Here. Had to be accentuated... Yes? Very. I liked- we got into a debate because I like no agenda books coming in chillax which I believe is an 80s term, that Darren O'Neill did. So I was all in for the Darren piece and you just said no if it's Darren it's out. That's exactly how it went! I might have mentioned that some of the writing was very very small... It didn't have the right 70s lettering but otherwise yeah I hate Darren so no that's not going to happen By the way this 70s lettering people are not doing it correctly. Nope they're not nailing it

1:31:08 So we picked that Killroy was here. I didn't, wasn't a big fan of it. Uh, so Zalinsky was here? Yeah! I liked it. I thought it was cute but you know...I had to say it was creative It was good Killroy reference Very World War II-ish. I mean not half the people get Killroy was here or know what it is And what it was, was a little cartoon that anybody could draw. It's just a very simple looking thing you could do with one line. Everyone used to do it! I remember as a kid... Everybody in World War II would put this little design all over Europe and every place they went. In Europe this became, in the 70s when I was there, I remember drawing this we were drawing it everywhere and I don't know why

1:31:57 That resurgence was there, but I remember the one line. The fingers, the nose, the fingers done Kilroy was here. I thought it was cute so i liked it It just wasn't my favorite We had a lot of uh even though we said don't do Elon we're not going to use Elon lots of Elon Yeah people just can't resist using Elon No um that was kind of it There were some Twitter stuff the disinformation board, challenge coin. No I think all things considered which means you know we weren't going to use Putin people's lettering for the 70s was off and i don't like Darren all things considered we had the best choice

1:32:45 Yeah, and we appreciate it. And Moose is now of course... Now Moose is on a roll he's uploading all kinds of art. He's gone berserk! I can do it again. I know I can do it We really appreciate it. We appreciate all the work that the artists do and we'd love to... Hey man, I'm working on something how we can give some love back to the artist remind me if you talk about that after this show Right now you can love all of this artwork by getting a modern podcast app at newpodcastapps.com, ditch Apple, ditch Spotify! This is where things get de-platformed and all of the sudden it's not in your app and you've spent all this time curating your

1:33:24 your subscriptions and you have to get another app to hear the podcast you want or if you just want to see all this cool art in something that you can't get in legacy apps like these chapter images again newpodcastapps.com and thank you again to Moose and all of the artists who contribute review all their work at any time or contribute at noagendaartgenerator.com now in our value for value model which Might as well just reiterate what we're doing here for now in our 15th year We have never taken a single dime from advertising or any other corporate creepy money It's all been whatever people think it's worth to them. Send that to us and

1:34:01 And we've been doing it, as I said for moving on 15 years and it's worked out okay. And what is great about this you can't determine what value is to somebody $5 could be a lot of money to a lot of people so five dollars is just the much appreciated 5000 when it comes to the value proposition. You can also give us talent or your time see the artists all kinds people who are doing fantastic work to support the show and the credits we always give them that. And we also credit our executive and associate executive producers just like Hollywood they bring us the financing, they get the credit We don't have any actors or actresses for you to hang out with bang-and-do dropes but! We will gladly credit you and read out your note and we kick it off with Anonymous who delivers a bag of sticks

CHAPTER 21 / 42 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations and Knighting Ceremony

A series of high-value donations are acknowledged, including a $1,000 contribution from "Sir Anonymous of Sarcasmo Island." Other donors include Sir Jack of the Shadows and Sir Laron. A poignant note from Sir Patsy of the Plat requests a knighthood for his son, Elliot (Sir Tax Evasion), and "F-Cancer" karma for a family member battling pancreatic cancer.

donation· knighthood· sir anonymous· sir jack of the shadows· sir laron· sir tax evasion· pancreatic cancer

1:33:24 your subscriptions and you have to get another app to hear the podcast you want or if you just want to see all this cool art in something that you can't get in legacy apps like these chapter images again newpodcastapps.com and thank you again to Moose and all of the artists who contribute review all their work at any time or contribute at noagendaartgenerator.com now in our value for value model which Might as well just reiterate what we're doing here for now in our 15th year We have never taken a single dime from advertising or any other corporate creepy money It's all been whatever people think it's worth to them. Send that to us and

1:34:01 And we've been doing it, as I said for moving on 15 years and it's worked out okay. And what is great about this you can't determine what value is to somebody $5 could be a lot of money to a lot of people so five dollars is just the much appreciated 5000 when it comes to the value proposition. You can also give us talent or your time see the artists all kinds people who are doing fantastic work to support the show and the credits we always give them that. And we also credit our executive and associate executive producers just like Hollywood they bring us the financing, they get the credit We don't have any actors or actresses for you to hang out with bang-and-do dropes but! We will gladly credit you and read out your note and we kick it off with Anonymous who delivers a bag of sticks

1:34:46 One one one one dot one one from Winter Park, Florida. Call me anonymous new listener I believe this qualifies me for a knighthood yes that is an instant night very good Please dub me sir Anonymous of the Sarcasmo Island no salutes necessary keep up the outstanding production Donation is three three three thirty three Dot 33 times 3 Three three three three times. Okay, you know I think I'd have to drop a penny in or something if I'm not sure I don't think so Yeah We appreciate it and welcome to the illustrious roundtable your mutton and meat is standing by for you Meanwhile as here comes sir Jack of the shadows in Livingston New Jersey with a thousand nice hi He says sir jack-of-the-shadows here

1:35:41 Is it useful to tag you guys on Twitter? Maybe. Well, if you have something that we should look at... Yes! If you're just yelling at someone God no! That's the worst like this whole long thread like CC at Adam Curry and now I'm in this thread about yelling about something like your Adam will tell him So not that please, but if you have something that is worth us looking at sure. Can I please have a yeah? You know I don't go to Twitter that much. I just use it to post this show notes can I please have a Pelosi jobs karma Thank you for your courage of course jobs Jobs and jobs Karma

1:36:33 Ray Martin, Sir Laron, Laren I guess. Baron of the Wiregrass in Dothan Alabama 501 dot 22 interesting number nothing better to do at 5 a.m but to think about donating well that's what you should do the minute you wake up as always love this show sir Laren baron of the wire grass and he has Wikipedia entry link there to the wire grass region no jingles. No karma, and thank you very much sir much appreciated Abe's nuisance snus is in Georgetown Texas 500 ITM John and Adam longtime douchebag

1:37:14 Let's give him a de-douching. You've been de-douched! Fellow airmen A and P for the rich, and for the poor rich you know what I'm talking about Adam wink Uh huh...I think so Leaving this crowded overpriced place for Port Ar...Port Ar... Oransis Port Oransis Port Aransas, okay. Give me the whole load and Sharpton Clips y'all so darn good I'm gonna give you the whole load today Yes tailwinds my friend then we have let me get this one cuz you can get that one after because it's too long for My spreadsheet okay sir Patsy of the plat in Bellevue

1:38:08 Nebraska 35353. He needs the F-car, cancer car, karma and a goat karma. Yep got it. Jingles This donation puts me just above baronet status but I would like to gift my son Elliott a knighthood instead accounting attached he would like to be knighted sir tax evasion. He's on the list i believe yes he requested a high sea fruit punch and chicken tenders at the round table how old is he Well, he likes high-c... probably not very old if he likes high-C fruit punch. That's right! Is he still in a high chair? Nah, it seems unlikely. If you like chicken tenders and knows what they are I don't think so. Okay. No agenda has long been a good source of discussion for us even when he is overboard. Elliot will be graduating... here we go... here we go... Elliot will be graduating from a state run indoctrination camp High School with an no agenda sized amygdala

1:39:06 And it's largely thanks to you guys. He survived and I can't think of a better graduation gift than an Ogen in knighthood on a sadder note, and the reason this is a month ahead of his graduation is for the F cancer. Elliott's grandpa Mike aka Big Grandpa has been battling pancreatic cancer, the worst kind of my terrible yeah but the better part of five years ended end is near. Mike is a quiet giant with an even keel And we need him to make it to graduation so any positive vibes would be amazing. Thanks for everything you guys do It really does help us stay sane love is lit sir pasty surpass the of the plat You've got karma

CHAPTER 22 / 42 Discussion

Hungary and Poland's Relationship with the European Union

A detailed donation note from a producer in Budapest explains the ongoing tension between Hungary and the European Union. The EU is reportedly pressuring member states to accept the European Court of Justice as their highest judicial authority. The producer argues that while Poland has been temporarily spared due to its stance against Russia, Hungary remains a target for "regime change" efforts due to its neutral position and focus on national sovereignty.

hungary· poland· viktor orban· european court of justice· national sovereignty· refugees

1:39:55 Onward to Frank DeCito from Los Angeles, California. 333.69. This donation puts me at the round table but first I'd like to thank you for all the karma because my smoking hot girlfriend just got accepted into a university course and we're moving to Hungary in the fall! Hey that's cool Boots on the ground in Hungary, we need that. Next I'd like to call up my friend Andrew from Budapest as a douchebag. Oops! Almost made a catastrophic mistake there but also offer his boots-on-the-ground insight regarding Hungary in the EU rule of law rulings for the benefit of the show I asked him to keep it short okay well let's see

1:40:38 As Adam discovered last episode, the official core issue here—this is Hungary—is that the EU wants to force member states to accept the ECJ —that's the Justice Department—as the highest judiciary body in each member state. Well we just saw all of those proposals get passed in the dark of the night! However, there was a bit more to it... Oh as you may have heard over the last few years, the transatlantic hegemonists have been trying to paint Hungary as a dictatorship for the last 10 years or so, particularly since the 2015 migrant crisis. Yes Orban's disagreements with the EU have all been issues of national sovereignty and actually serve in the conservative intelligentsia of Europe as kind of a model for how the EU should work rather than how it does out and how it is being made to work that's not different from what we said as far as I know

1:41:24 These rule of law critiques, ah yes the rule of law critiques have been incubating amongst exaggerated or outright baseless claims of mistreatment of minorities censorship with the press and embezzlement of EU funds. Could say plenty about the last but let's move on. The judicial supremacy issue is just the newest issue and that they want to hang their hat on in their mission to change the regime in Hungary Now, here's what is really interesting. As you know Hungary has tried in its best to preserve a staunchly neutral stance in the Ukraine conflict. Consider this... The proceedings began immediately after Orban's re-election up until the Ukraine conflict Poland was on the chopping block too! Yes we remember that as they have been Hungary's staunch allies and questioned judicial supremacy and national sovereignty. Coincidence much? That these proceedings are now only targeting Hungary? No

1:42:15 In my view, the EU Federalists are using this unequal treatment to drive a wedge between the two most hardline advocates for devolved government within the EU. Well that's a good point and I do appreciate that little long we need to get through it. Yeah? I have a thought about this... I think Poland and Hungary were both in the crosshairs, but because Poland hates Russia so much as we've discussed on this show even though they denied it on NPR. And they became the conduit for arms and took the refugees in by the tonne and didn't care well they didn't want to black rush refugees. Now there are good doobies

1:42:55 And so you can't like, okay these guys... I mean the Hungarians are taking refugees too probably as many as the Polish but they don't have the hatred of the Russians and the Poles. No! They don't hate enough. So the Poles are serving the purposes of the EU so they're now off their off there okay we're good they're good guys now Good work Bull crap these EU people By the way Poland better not get used to being a favorite because the EU will spin out on a dime and spank you again Just saying. So Frank reaches the roundtable and for that he'd like to request, as long as his note is his request, overproof plum brandy foie gras duck confit and apple infused red cabbage and a bottle of Delmore cigar malt with a silver sliver of toffee caramel cheesecake Is that a real thing?

1:43:49 What this whole request he has for the roundtable everything seems legit. Okay, I think it's too many things Well, it seems you should limit it to two we should make it by edict Well okay by Edic from now on its two things but he makes it sound like it's a it's one thing It's the overproof plum brandy foie gras duck confit and apple infused red cabbage No, I think they're all separate Oh well He wants too much stuff Yeah, yeah. Foie gras has been outlawed. Not only in California. I was just gonna say not in Gitmo Nation All right Frank thank you very much appreciate it and uh yes I've ordered it so you better be ready You're up John Oh sorry I thought there was going to be some jingle playing No he had no jingle request There's no jingle request After all that work? Yeah after all that no jingle request Correct I thought there was something at the beginning

CHAPTER 23 / 42 Discussion

Associate Executive Producer Credits and Project Veritas

Sir R. Daniels, a long-time listener and former Goldman Sachs employee, announces his new role as Executive Director at Project Veritas. Adam Curry offers advice to the organization, specifically urging them to improve their professional audio processing to make their undercover recordings more usable for broadcasters. Additional donations from the "roundtable" are read, including contributions from Hereford, Arizona and Paxton, Massachusetts.

project veritas· sir r. daniels· executive director· audio quality· mastodon· donations

1:44:48 I'm just trying to clear my screen here and it's not... No, no. Nothing. I-I am stuck My thing is frozen Alright well while you unstick your frozen thing Don't lick metal. Well, congratulations! It worked. Please send us health karma from my wife and baby number two by the way we call babies human resources You've got karma Okay well I have a... If i could explain what this spreadsheet looks like right now with the crossouts it looks like a redacted CIA document and it's got this huge thing in the middle

1:45:48 Alright, well why don't you why don't you I'll just keep going and You can unstick it because that visual. No I'm gonna have to reload the whole spreadsheet That means after this fine you do that. I'm gonna keep going well. I know control Z Surrender is in Mansfield Texas 333 dot 33 how they work howdy he says The universe was sending me a message to donate. One, the lunch tab without tip and alcohol 33 dot 33 Two hotel room 333 And number three gift card balance 123 33 message received great job with the show surrender says no jingles required Thank you sir much appreciated You know it's interesting how control Z is taken in the olden days of DOS Yeah He just used ctrl C on everything

1:46:39 People don't remember this. What? But that didn't undo... No, it didn't undo but it usually fixed the problem and that's what this did. Yeah. It controls you to fix the problem Okay here we go recalcitrant Steve is up next and he's in the Sonoma wino country uh in California 333 dot 33 This my first executive producer donation I've been a faithful listener since Adams Second rogan appearance after the last San Francisco meetup in February on my way home a guy ran a red light and totaled my car No, luckily I was okay And I got out. I got out and paid out goes paid at by the insurance company now I drive acute lipstick lesbian Toyota Corolla with great gas mileage

1:47:32 I sent a note too late for the Thursday show. The San Francisco meetup yesterday and dog patch at another woke brewery was hopefully awesome! I'm sure we had a good time and hope... And hopefully John showed up." No, I didn't and you didn't have a good time either If it's true maybe he can provide a report this morning Thank You for your courage Jingles Obama you might die Coincidence? I think not Wow, I'm really high and mo karma or safe trip home to the wino country you might die Coincidence? I think not. Wow! I am really high You've got Mo Karma Why why i don't know but okay that's all good for me

1:48:24 Let me see up next we have John McKeon From McKean from Paxton, Massachusetts. 333 dot 33 donate first Rogan donation. Rogan donations please deduce you've been D2 73 is from Casey I MIP. I'm missing a missing letter in there and it's got to be KC1 maybe casey one mip. 73 is kilo 5 alpha Charlie Charlie And next on the list we have with $333.33 from Hereford, Arizona Michael Stajduhar I hope Thanks to the best podcast in the universe my bank has failed to send via pop money for five months Oh no This is long overdue That's it That was easy

CHAPTER 24 / 42 Discussion

Saddle Tramp Leather and Health Karma Requests

Jason Allison donates to celebrate his wife Kelly's 33rd birthday and her business, "Soil & Sass." The hosts suggest she expand her leatherwork to include Faraday cage phone cases. Patricia Lewis, a survivor of a ruptured brain aneurysm, contributes a donation and notes that her cognitive abilities have improved following the medical event.

saddle tramp· leather goods· faraday cage· brain aneurysm· patricia lewis· soil & sass

1:49:26 Jason Allison, Concord North Carolina 333.33 in the morning gentlemen greetings from Concord North Carolina this is our first donation so kindly please do de-shus... dedouche us both! You've been DEDOUCHED And what better occasion than the 12th anniversary of my smoking hot wife Kelly Allison's 33rd birthday on May 2nd The 12th anniversary of my smokin' hot wife Kelly Allison's 33rd birthday How old is she? Is she 360? I don't know what that means. Maybe they have 12 years and they never had a fight, and it's also her 33rd birthday May 2nd. I have no idea in fact this donation... Maybe she has been 33 for twelve years in row She's actually 55 This donation... Oh that's a good one Or 45, should be 45 Then you just exposed her! I did! You just gave me the math. You know math is racist Don't ya

1:50:25 Yeah, well he's the racist not me. In fact this donation is my surprise gift to her and starts her on the path to damehood she was hit in the mouth early in 2020 by Saddle Tramp ah Saddle Tramp! Saddle Tramp is always posting videos on Instagram of her listening to the show while she's making leather goods And she drags her husband into it all the time, which is kind of cute. Okay, by Saddle Tramp... Yes and subsequently hit me in the mouth. In 2020 she lost her bartending job for refusing to mask up. Yeah that's Saddle Tramp! As a lover of greenery she decided to start a unique plant business called Soil & Sass but what happened to the leather goods?

1:51:16 Anyone in the Charlotte metro area can visit her Instagram page to see what market she will be working as we have yet to open a brick-and-mortar. Well, this sounds like an interesting business that is just getting started here Saddle tramp! We need to know more about what you're doing I humbly request the following jingles for her 33 is the magic number biscuit on my birthday China is asshole and shut up slave Thank if your courage and love is lit That's the magic number It's the magic number. They always give me a biscuit on my birthday. China is asshole! Shut up, slave! Alright there you go I have a suggestion for Saddle Tramp Leather goods including wallets and phone cases that are Faraday cages

1:52:08 Yeah. Different kinds of fabric or screen you can put inside that turn it into a pretty effective Faraday cage and so people can put their phone in there, they don't have to worry about NFT ripoffs or anything like that Oh I like that! That's NFC ripoffs not NFT. No yeah... NFT is something else. Well what? I'm sorry NFT ripoff is an oxym... another... It's like redundant So never mind that NFC yeah. And I also wouldn't mind a nice leather holster for my 9mm. Patricia Lewis is next on the list from Merced, California 333.33 and she wrote a note in the card and you can tell it's the card because of the noise she has handwriting that is pretty close to The Keepers yes yes I think The Keepers is a little neater

1:53:01 Honestly, but it's the same the same era same lettering same error. So same teacher She's also 40 please deduce me she starts off You've been de-douche Being the mother of two loyal listeners she writes Brian of recita and Emily of the Healdsburg meetup has been Enlightening they hit me in the mouth Christmas 2020 I hereby donate some treasure to your noble cause. Listening to your podcast as I complete my daily walk is educational and entertaining." Having survived a ruptured brain aneurysm, the shrinkage of my amygdala that she still has this good handwriting for her

CHAPTER 25 / 42 Discussion

The "Fisting" Method of Eating Snacks on Airplanes

A listener requests a replay of John Dvorak's critique of how people eat snacks on airplanes. Dvorak describes the "fisting method," where a passenger pours a pile of nuts into their palm and attempts to eat them through a small hole made by their fingers. The hosts joke about the absurdity of the visual and the lack of traditional snacks on airlines like Southwest.

airplane snacks· peanuts· southwest airlines· etiquette· humor

1:53:52 Usually it affects your handwriting negatively. Maybe her handwriting was unbelievable. The shrinkage of my amygdala has improved my cognitive abilities. Good, very good! Thank you Patricia Lewis. Jobs Karma for all You got it, we're going to roll out a big one for ya. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs... You've got karma We continue to absurd observations from Orland Hills, Illinois. 333 my days of being a douche gal are over! Love and lit to the best podcast in the universe karma to all and a request for the groovy jingle of John bitching about eating peanuts on a plane

1:54:36 Keep my name private absurd observations. Well, I didn't ask for a de-douching but or yes douche gal I'm gonna deduce you to scout the Lord You've been deduced just go forth Your peeve about the fisting method of eating snacks on an airplane I see this on the airplane and it's very annoying And I think it will result in fights breaking out because it just so annoying to watch Guy takes his bag of peanuts and throws a pile of them into the palm of his hand. And then he makes a fist around the nuts. Around the nuts... And then he shakes this fist to try and bring a nut through the little hole. Stop! ...through the little hole. And then he throws a nut in his mouth from the hole. You know, you can make anything sound dirty. Hold on let me finish This is my masterpiece that I made. The little hole. Stop

1:55:30 Now I guarantee you Everybody who listens to the show who has been in an airplane curry and the keeper included the minute the nuts come out of It's like the gag comes back. It's like, hey baby want to watch me fist my nuts? I mean this it's an ongoing gag it's the gift that keeps on giving! It's a beautiful piece. Except on Southwest where they won't give you nuts anymore they give you pretzels! I know lame lame pretzels

1:56:17 All right. So that was exciting. Now this, let me do this one I know this guy Sir R Daniel's This is very exciting Sir R Daniels who is from New Jersey Colts Neck 333 today I remember him from the meetup we did in I think it was Hoboken and that's where I met Nick The Rat We had pizza at the time he was our Goldman Sachs knight Do you remember that? He worked for Goldman Sachs. I think it was Goldman Sachs, he worked for Goldman Sachs. One of the big boys and now I know that he eventually left there...He was probably asked to leave after he was uncloaked as a supporter of this podcast but now Sir R Daniel's comes back listen to this in the morning

1:57:07 I'm excited to share that i have accepted the position as executive director at project Veritas. Yeah, I saw this! Our mission statement... Investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty self-dealing waste fraud and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society. Be brave do something I did folks can find me at Dan at social dot Stracknet com also if anyone needs away into no agenda social the Fediverse can sign up at social dot Strack net strack net com And he says thanks to PJD3 at NALocal519.social, see these are all Mastodon servers that all connect for setting that up and running it for me also shout out to Podverse which is my podcasting 2.0 app of choice this donation will bring me two-thirds of the way to my fourth knighthood keep up the good work gentlemen Atlas Shrugged R2D2 new jobs karma now

1:58:06 Sir R. Daniels, you are here as if by an act of God you have dropped into our lap after years of not hearing from you I would love to at least say the following if you need any advice I'm open and am here to help The one thing we need... John what is the one thing we need from Project Veritas? It's just one thing it's only one thing I asked for What? Professional sounding audio. Oh, yeah... You have to in order for us to do anything with some of the, no doubt outstanding work. There are people that can do signal processing better than they're doing We need I mean because i can't signal process after they've already put it up we need you need better high-end people doing them the mic'ing because what doesn't cut it except for YouTube videos is to hear and they do subtitles

1:59:05 There are people that can do that better than they do it. There's no doubt about it It's worth all the money you can pour into it because then you can get...it's so much...audio is such a discarded bitch of video. If you get the audio right, then the video does... and all your audio- your video is of a guy in a bar anyway or restaurant with a shot from underneath up his nose hole but all you got is muffled audio too much surrounding noise and then subtitles which is perfect for that but we can't use it if you want our massive audience to enjoy your work

CHAPTER 26 / 42 Discussion

Value for Value Model and Producer Credits

The hosts reiterate the "Value for Value" model, thanking producers for their "time, talent, and treasure." They encourage listeners to list their executive producer credits on professional platforms like IMDb and LinkedIn. The segment concludes with a final thank you to the donors who keep the show independent of corporate advertising.

value for value· producer credits· imdb· linkedin· donations· time talent treasure

1:59:44 Please grant us that. It's possible there are people who know how to do it, there are professionals we can connect you with and thank you very much for your support! Congratulations. We have two, I'll read both of these just a lot with curiously only have two associate executive producers Todd Ben Todman's number one he's $222 and 22 cents Mount Riverview Northwest Territories New South Wales Australia thanks for making the best podcast in universe and then Edward Hutchins in Vancouver gave Vancouver Washington who did send it an email I do have it how good

2:00:44 I will reveal such email here in one second. The reveal is going to be fantastic! Click the right now, there you go okay all right i uh somewhere along the line maybe i can back it off okay so yeah he says then he has a colon. Conehead the barbarian, for I doubt everything for all the matter particles that make up atoms that you or made of have been replaced multiple times in the last second." The only thing that is saying is what we might call the information about them this

2:01:36 This is wild hypothesis. I think he... this has been read into a... Sounds, yeah sounds like it. This is wild hypothesis for today and goat karma for those that believe they know what reality is with my next donation I might comment on the right time changes in gravity and how they vary every 82 year old needs a hobby okay all right 82 and he's telling us something about something we'll give him a go-kart very much appreciated You've got karma. And that is our associate executive producer, and executive producers for show 1447 want to thank each and every one of them for making the show a possibility in and

2:02:22 Keeping us going and a reminder that these are real credits You can use them anywhere credits are recognized or accepted or even if they're not just put it there because you deserved it executive producer or associate executive producer of episode 1447 the no agenda show put it on your IMDb If you don't have one, you can start one with this and go ahead and take a look And you'll see that other Other producers are there on the IMDB also LinkedIn seems to get people views for jobs. I And thank you all for supporting us with our value-for-value model. All we ask is that you bring us your time, your talent, your treasure... You brought it today! Thank YOU! If you'd like to learn more go here! Devorak dot org slash N A And thank YOU again for being a producers of 1446 Our formula is this We go out, we hit people in the mouth Order! Havoc! Shut up snake

CHAPTER 27 / 42 Discussion

FDA Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

The FDA has proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes, citing data that 85% of Black smokers prefer menthol products. The agency claims the ban could save over 600,000 lives over 40 years. Adam Curry argues that this move is a setup for tobacco companies to transition the market toward new "heat-not-burn" technologies like IQOS, which will likely offer menthol-flavored alternatives once the combustible versions are banned.

fda· menthol ban· tobacco· african americans· iqos· nicotine

2:03:25 I'd like to do a quick entremont, just a little one. A little update on the story i've been following for about four years perhaps even longer this is the switch the change that we've been witnessing it's going very slowly but it is too change people's behavior in the United States and make something new very trendy once it has unveiled itself but this is all the setup. The Food and Drug Administration says the proposed menthol ban could prevent more people from getting addicted and could save as many as 654,000 lives over the next 40 years. There's data that has shown that smoking cessation leads to improved survival from lung cancer Dr Raja Flores with Mount Sinai School of Medicine says he supports the ban because many of the patients particularly people of color are addicted to these cigarettes it's a big source

2:04:24 profit. It's the same pop worse with lung cancer th to treatment and their su So to me it's a no brainer cooling effect make it eas Menthols make up 37% of the cigarette market. They are the choice of 85 percent of black smokers compared to just 24.6 percent of whites and more than half of young smokers choose menthol Menthol cigarette sales made more than 30 billion dollars. When I actually want to go and i'm going to crave in to find those cigarettes, and I can't find them...I think that it'll give me a little bit of extra push not smoke anymore A spokesman for the maker Newport Cigarettes told CBS News quote we do not believe the published science supports regulating menthol cigarettes differently from non-menthol cigarettes experts say they could be year or two before this ban goes into effect

2:05:23 All right, let me review the show's take on this. This is my beat. This is what we've seen happening First of all, we cannot really ban deadly things like cigarettes because of the master agreement which means states have big agreements with for taxation of tobacco products because you know tobacco kills people so there's more people need to go in a hospital that's a burden on public resources. So when you tax you for it, we need to tax you more uh... and that money has all been accounted for in all kinds of uh... the financial money flows so we can't just dry up because it's a lot of money now what was happening is it was trying to dry out those people were vaping and they're getting off at the evil cancer sticks myself pretty much included uh... and said well we had to stop that so that they uh... discredited jewel which was one of them and then the main competitors to these to be combustible products

2:06:23 Then they, I'm just blowing through this. Then they got rid of all of the flavors for the children because oh you know the flavor is addicting children and they almost roped Trump into becoming a part of that until he figured out it was bull crap and backed out Because they've had on deck multiple new technologies, IQOS being the main one which is a non combustible but yet still tobacco product they would like to replace their stink sticks with. Now why go after the menthol? Because as you heard in the report 85% of African specifically not people of color specifically African-American American descendants of slavery smoke menthol cigarettes

2:07:08 in discussion with Mo, he said here's the general vibe from the black community in America. They're banning menthol but giving away crack pipes. So that should tell you enough right there But what is happening in my opinion is the new product will uncloak in the next 24 months and The whole idea is it'll have menthol taste It'll be fabulous and black America will as always Be abused to drive the way for a new hip trend just like everything else that is hip and trendy So we can just wait for it to happen because you don't see the tobacco companies counters, you know suing and jumping up and down. They know what's coming they're a part of it And that's uh, that's the show's take well something's up Yes, something's up precisely. What are you doing? Entremonts let's go to austin texas Oh No! I Don't live there anymore

CHAPTER 28 / 42 Discussion

Texas Families Relocate Over Transgender Healthcare Policies

NPR reports on families leaving Austin, Texas, due to Governor Greg Abbott's directive to investigate "gender-affirming care" as child abuse. The report features parents of a five-year-old who began expressing gender variance at age two. These families are relocating to states like Colorado to ensure access to medical treatments such as puberty blockers. The hosts express concern over the medicalization of very young children and the influence of a "global infrastructure" promoting these transitions.

austin· texas· greg abbott· transgender· puberty blockers· colorado· gender-affirming care

2:08:12 You're still in spirit. Mom, dad and the kids are huddled in their TV room in Austin Eyes are glued to a video game The dad Brian is managing the controller but it's his kids who are the real brains of the operation Oh, back hole! Dad you have me back one! Brian and his wife Susan are the parents of five-year old twins including a transgender girl who started expressing gender variance at age two Their daughter has grown out her hair and changed her pronouns. She isn't old enough for puberty blockers, but Brian and Susan are still worried about getting reported to Child Protective Services which is why they ask we only use their first names. I don't want to leave on the other hand if we had to i know we'd be okay yeah it's just kind of crummy Only in recent months conversations about leaving Austin have become plans

2:09:05 Okay, so if I understand this is a young family they have a two-year old who has is exhibiting Transgender traits and must be put on a trans tract immediately yeah And you have when you hear the two people you hear a very feminine male who is probably needs some hormones themselves and And then when you hear the woman you have a whiner that is just like well hold on But the premise here is kind of interesting. The premise is they are worried about child protective services Do they feel that what they're doing might be construed as child abuse? Is that what their suggesting? Well according to the report, I got three parts so these questions will be answered

2:10:01 According to the report Abbott, the Republican... The horrible Republican governor is going to start taking parents like these and arrest them maybe jail them for child abuse because they are taking the two-year old who was exhibiting. And by the way I'm a former 2 year old and I played with dolls thank God that my parents were normal And so they're worried sick and so they're gonna leave town, they're gonna go...and there's another person that comes up later from Houston. Are they originally? Do we know if they were originally from Austin or are they from somewhere else? They moved to Austin because it was a good place you know it's a place for liberals But its not good enough? It's not good enough for them? No, not as good where their headed which I believe is Colorado That's where everyone going Oh yeah

2:10:54 OK, that's the next step to this whole thing. But let's prior to this story. That change happened in February when the governor and AG started calling gender affirming care child abuse. My worst fear had come true with no warning and no time buffer or anything. Fear describes most of the past year for Susan and Brian. They followed bills in the legislature that sought to criminalize gender affirming care. Those ultimately failed which led to the governor's directive months later An injunction currently puts these investigations on hold, but Susan isn't hopeful. I just can't picture a situation in which this doesn't get worse. Susan and Brian who both work in education

2:11:38 are looking for jobs in states with stronger civil rights protections for trans people. It never crossed my mind that we would go anywhere else, but I can't do that anymore So now they're preparing to say goodbye to Texas. I can't think ahead to a time when my kids are older. buying a home. I don't eve taking a job here, Susan' her sister and the kids g elsewhere is on the table Shelly Skeen with the LGBT illegal. I really can't th that hasn't considered thi

2:12:22 Ooh, man. Okay I mean have some stuff to say but the reason for this of course is the simple fact that the two-year old is exhibiting what's it were dresses or I don't know how they would kind of dress as he finds but whatever he she and they're concerned that parents are concerned that they won't be able to deliver puberty blocking chemicals to the little kid because they've decided that the little kid, because the little kid has some thing he's going through or she or he is going through and if that means let's immediately get some puberty blockers. That way the kid will never go through puberty! That's great!" Sadly there's an entire infrastructure in the United States but globally...and I have something to say about that cause Christina has some insight

2:13:12 It's a global infrastructure that promotes this, that is making lots of money off of it. Money! You get lots of political clout... Money! It's a lot of money yeah and parents are being suckered in because there's just enough evidence in my opinion including boots on the ground trans people who are trans producers, transducers And, you know this no. This is not right! There are moments in your life when you can make these decisions and counseling should go... It's long-term consequences that cannot be turned back and even puberty blockers man or hormones stuff You know if voice changing stuff does your voice doesn't change back if you stop it's letting you know

2:14:03 You sound like Elizabeth Holmes. All right, part three! That's an insult of epic proportions but okay... But not all the 50 families her group is working with have the means to relocate. It takes a pretty big toll on a family because you're taking your kids out of school and you're bringing them to a completely different place. You've gotta maintain an apartment people just can't do that I definitely don't feel like i'm on the other side of it. I wish Rachel, her husband and their three kids are from North Texas she and the kids have just moved to Colorado that's That's because one of the children is non-binary and another is a trans teenager on hormone therapy, the kind of treatment The Governor is targeting. And because of that Rachel asked we only use her first name as well. This time has been like a slow unraveling of stress They're staying with family until they find a house Her husband who works in IT is still back in Texas until he can relocate We still have so many things that are in transition

CHAPTER 29 / 42 Discussion

Societal Pressures and Gender Dysphoria in the Netherlands

Adam Curry shares insights from his daughter Christina regarding the rise of gender dysphoria in the Netherlands. She observes that many young women, struggling with depression exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdowns, are opting for mastectomies and identifying as non-binary. Curry suggests that the medical infrastructure in socialist systems may be encouraging these irreversible decisions without sufficient parental involvement or long-term psychological evaluation.

netherlands· gender dysphoria· mastectomies· non-binary· lockdowns· mental health

2:14:58 just feeling really paranoid about, you know any connections that we have and how those could bite us. The difficulty of letting go is balanced by the welcome she feels in Colorado such as gender inclusive bathrooms at the school she's considering for her kids She believes that now her family has a real shot at happy healthy lives Okay first of all We have gender neutral bathrooms all over Austin-all over Texas don't even get me started with that but Look, if you want to raise your kid as a girl that's fine. You know whatever do whatever you want That's your family fine but medical procedures yeah there's gotta be some I mean there's rules about COVID shots for under five-year-olds don't worry it'll happen But you know there's rules and regulations because it has been approved so no man So Christina we were talking about this

2:15:55 I talk about a lot of things. She's 31 and Covid was very difficult in the Netherlands with curfews and all kinds of severe restrictions, QR codes and papers please... The disgusting thing about it is once she got Covid then she was actually allowed to go places so you know it was either get the shot or get Covid that's pretty much what they're saying She knows a lot of people and when I, by a lot I mean 8 9 10 who have committed suicide because of severe depression going through all this. And i said well what is up with the trans? Uh she says well of course you know there are and she's been with men with women she's considered herself queer at some point uh she has a boyfriend soon to be fiancee but I don't care what she classifies herself as long as she's happy

2:16:46 But she also was around a lot of interesting people with tattoos and piercings all the time, which is there's a correlation. And I said just so what about the trans? Well There's definitely a few people who totally have gender dysmorphia and they are very happy with the change She's made they've made but she says the amount of women specifically women Who just feel depressed who don't feel right in their own skin, you know because of well she said lockdowns and other societal pressures. And now maybe even participation trophies to be honest who don't feel right. And they're given this option of trans, and according to my daughter, oh this feels like okay... This will help me! This is what I need! Of course i'm trans! Now I've been reading the literature now I get it!" He says the amount of girls and young women who have full mastectomies is off-the-hook. Says they just want to be nonbinary

2:17:50 So boom, off go the breasts and they're non-binary and very few of them are happy with their decision. But it's all because of the infrastructure certainly in the socialist medicine world in The Netherlands It's set up you're brought in as like don't worry enough to tell anybody not to tell your parents I think is very disturbing And that's why you highlighted no doubt. It's very disturbing And what was disturbing to me, and I hate to be the guy that sounds like an old fart but... What's disturbing to me is you've got a two year old. It's like the kids don't know jack about anything until they're at least ten

CHAPTER 30 / 42 Discussion

Public Transit Workers and the "Belief in the Mask"

An NPR report features a bus driver who describes the extreme precautions he took during the pandemic, including showering outside to avoid infecting his family. Despite the lifting of mandates, some transit workers express a continued "belief in the mask." The hosts characterize this as a shift from public health to a matter of faith or religious-like conviction.

public transit· masks· covid-19· religion· npr· bus drivers

2:18:39 And they don't even go and do any sort of change until they're 12. It goes all over the place, every kid is different! Just because they are exhibiting some characteristic or other you know just well let's give them puberty blockers! Yeah I mean to start to think about that when they're two and want to give them puberty blockers what the hell? Yep yeah... And of course those 2 at the beginning their report that kicker there teachers They're both teachers. Crazy! All right, that was a moment of silence Thank you very much and so we go to COVID we can go to masks I got the mask thing? I have a bad NPR clip which is always good for a laugh Yes bad NPR We love let me cue it up right now Mr. Courtney what's it been like to be a public transit driver these past couple of years

2:19:40 We hear the job has changed. It's become even harder than usual? And in a lot of ways, we're in a situation now where we were devalued. Bus drivers and particular frontline workers in our industry are... We've been disrespected but by and large, we are chugging along moving people. The biggest challenge during the pandemic is the idea that you may be bringing something home to your family that you caught or got at the job

2:20:19 You take all of your clothes off before you enter your house after a day's work. It's shower outside, no matter what you did... ...you still have it in the back of your mind. Could that have been the way my grandfather died from COVID? Oh man! Shower outside... Okay well there was an accident- But that is also so mean! They've programmed people to think this guy thinks he has killed his grandfather Yeah, yeah. Meanwhile I wonder... There's an interesting little tidbit that is an adjunct to that clip and it is from the same report This is the believe in the mask clip The mask mandate has lifted That has all been alleviated But now some of our operators are worried about their health Their personal health because they believe in the mask They believe in the mask

2:21:15 I think believe in the math, this is a faith issue now. So now the math mask is an element of religion. Mm-hmm. I believe in the mask Do you believe? Believe in the mask! That's a good catch. Believe in the mask And haven't we kind of proven universally through peer reviewed science that they don't work? Bogus bogus Alright, yes. I have one other guy got a COVID update since we brought the believe in the masks Let's play this one. This is COVID antibodies and kids

CHAPTER 31 / 42 Discussion

CDC Data on Pediatric COVID-19 Antibodies

The CDC reports that 75% of American children now have COVID-19 antibodies, largely due to the Omicron surge. Despite this high level of natural immunity, the FDA is moving toward authorizing mRNA vaccines for children under five in June 2022. Parents in the reports express frustration over delays, while health officials stress that the primary goal of the vaccine is to prevent severe illness rather than all infections.

cdc· antibodies· pediatric covid· fda· pfizer· moderna· natural immunity

2:21:52 Public health officials find far more Americans have recovered from COVID infections than previously thought, especially children. Blake Farmer of Member Station WPLN in Nashville reports This new data showing 75% of kids with COVID antibodies is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which has been watching numbers rise over time but they shot up starting in December with the Omicron surge Dr. Christy Clark of the CDC says it makes sense that kids at the highest antibody levels from infection because they have the lowest vaccination rates. Still, she says vaccination will be important as new variants emerge. When you're looking at whether to vaccinate a child, you need to also think about giving them broad protection. No vaccine is yet available for those under five and the rate for under 12 is just 28%. Oh okay I got some follow-ons for this

2:22:46 They should be celebrating these antibodies in the general population instead of, no it's great we've all got antibodies you're never gonna get a shot. No it's quite the opposite this fits beautifully with the parents of the transgender or so-called trans child You know were still waiting for the FDA to approve the mRNA gene therapy vaccination shot for under five year olds. And here's a two parter. For millions of parents of children under five tonight, a potential timeline for the FDA is review of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and advisory panel is now planning to meet on June 8th 21st and 22nd with authorization expected sometime that month with COVID cases up 44% among children many parents say they want a decision soon

2:23:36 It's frustrating to watch the numbers go up and to say, well there might be another delay. We're just going to wait a little longer we've waited so long we can't wait any longer I mean listen to this Wait a minute let me i'm trying Just let me understand now clearly this parent is in distress because she believes that her child is in danger. So, I cannot help how that happened to her but she has been... We know how it happened! The media. She's been led to believe that her child was an imminent danger despite the report we just heard That you know kids actually do pretty good they're okay

2:24:16 But now the FDA is not approving and does she at any point think, hey why aren't they? Why hasn't this been approved yet. It's like I can't wait any longer just say yes already and not think maybe it's not safe for my child or anything like that No! No. It's frustrating to watch the numbers go up and to say well there might be another delay we're just gonna wait a little longer We've waited so long can't wait any longer. But doctor Anthony Fauci today trying to reassure the public that the FDA is studying the data as quickly as it comes in. The FDA is not delaying anything the FDA needs the information, not all of which has been presented to them yet

2:24:59 to make a determination. And I think there's a misinterpretation that they're holding on to data that they should be moving on, and that's not the case at all." It comes as parents are weighing the evidence too. The Moderna vaccine was found to be 37-51% effective against infection in kids under 6 but doctors stress those numbers were similar in adults during the Omicron surge more importantly they say data suggests the vaccine will cut the risk of severe illness. We should be realistic and let parents know that the goal of this vaccine is to prevent severe illness and hospitalization, not necessarily to prevent every single COVID-19 infection or those mild cases." Lie! The goal of the vaccine was to never have to worry about it again our president said so. The goal of the vaccine was you don't have to wear a mask, you can be...it's good to go your life is back to normal no transmission

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Anthony Fauci Clarifies "End of Pandemic" Comments

Dr. Anthony Fauci clarified his recent comments to PBS, stating that while the U.S. is out of the "acute fulminant phase" of the pandemic, the pandemic itself is not over. He noted that the country is transitioning toward "endemicity." Fauci also cited "private health considerations" for his decision to skip the White House Correspondents Dinner, leading to speculation about his future role.

anthony fauci· pandemic phase· endemic· pbs newshour· npr· variants

2:25:56 Oh, I'm sorry. It didn't work your goal is not what the goal was. Ariel Reshef joining us now Ariel that FDA panel meeting in June will also discuss a wider booster rollout and Dr Fauci says that could include an updated vaccine to target multiple variants That's right, Whit. On June 28th the FDA panel will also discuss a new vaccine and booster campaign for the fall Dr Fauci today saying he hopes Americans will have access to longer lasting vaccines so they don't have to get a booster every four months So Fauci put his foot in his mouth by saying, well you know that we've we're no longer in the pandemic stage. I have the two parts of this okay all groovy let's do it so you have uh the first clip will be let's play this display the first part of it which would be Fauci says pandemic is over Fauci told the PBS NewsHour that the U.S has transitioned out of the pandemic phase because the number of infections hospitalizations and deaths have plummeted

2:26:56 900,000 new infections a day and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. We are at a low level right now so if you're saying are we out of the pandemic phase in this country? We are." But Fauci stressed that this doesn't mean the virus is going away or people should stop taking precautions And he added other parts of the world clearly are still fighting a pandemic So I have Fauci correcting himself on NPR. Can we play that or was your second part? Well, let's play mine and then play yours if mine doesn't cover it because this is also NPR poacher Covid fish

2:27:37 Fishy Fauci news. Dr Anthony Fauci made news recently by telling an interviewer the U.S was out of the pandemic phase of COVID before later clarifying he meant the nation is transitioning to a less acute stage, but Fauci still declined invitation to join the first White House Correspondents Association dinner held since the start of the pandemic an event that brings thousands of people together indoors. Fauci says several factors drove his decision. I'm 81 years old and i am clearly at a greater risk than other health considerations, which quite frankly I would like to keep private because that's only my own business. Wait what did he say there? You walked on it... Other health considerations. You got it! Which quite frankly I would like to keep private He has other health considerations

2:28:25 He's something these guys he caught something. Yeah, he did Fowchee says health officials are studying what kind of kovat vaccine booster shots are necessary to stem the virus during the upcoming fall season Yeah, I have the one... You caught something. By the way you can play your clip but i'm just going to say there's something in there he dropped that little bomb in there for a reason either you're gonna retire or something else He's got something else going on yeah? He's got something else going on and he just said so And it's his own private business so don't you dare ask! All right here's NPR We are certainly right now in this country out of the pandemic phase namely we do not have

2:29:06 900,000 new infections a day and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations in thousands of deaths We are at a low level right now. But when dr Fauci joined 1a on Wednesday he clarified a bit Here's him the next day I was talking about the acute fulminant phase and everyone agrees we're not there. We're not getting 900,000 infections a day is the pandemic still here? Absolutely! Oh so when i said days i probably should have said the acute stage of the pandemic phase. We are now transitioning... Transitioning.. Not there yet

2:29:45 but transitioning to more of an endemicity where the level of infection is low enough that people are starting to learn how to live with the virus, still protecting themselves by vaccination, by the availability of antivirals, by testing. So I really meant the acute phase as opposed to pandemic. The pandemic is not over don't anyone think that? We heard what you said. Yeah, don't anyone think that? So he's obviously working for somebody else He's a mouthpiece Yep Well Ya Think Pfizer Here is the second part of this The past infection um You know the fact that the children 75% of children have had this Is not considered protection from future infection and even though we're out of this acute stage we do have these other variants brewing And the reason why is because Hey! We have variants brewing

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Bill Gates Proposes the "GERM" Pandemic Response Team

During a TED Talk, Bill Gates proposed the creation of a "GERM" (Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization) team. This $1 billion-a-year initiative would consist of 3,000 full-time experts under the WHO tasked with stopping outbreaks within the first 100 days. Gates praised Australia's strict lockdown and quarantine policies as a model for future global responses.

bill gates· ted talk· germ team· pandemic prevention· world health organization· lockdowns

2:30:39 Is that in the lab? Yeah, it must be brewing stage. We do have a lab that's what they do. Stage we do have these other variants brewing and the reason why is because you really have to admit that we fail that one critical component in the vaccination campaign which is the global effort to vaccinate the rest of the world these new variants that are proving very contagious and very problematic are coming from other parts Oh, okay the variants are racist. They're coming from other parts of the world fine It's okay because we have a solution moving forward for the next pandemic because you know We should have more than one pandemic in it in a lifetime I mean this is just history happens all the time every 10 years Pandemic it's all the time Bill Gates has a solution and I didn't know that the TED talk was on did we miss the TED talks?

2:31:38 I had a clip from it the other day. It was the thing he did down to 14th of April Well, here's the clip from it now often in movies will have pandemics and I'm always impressed with what takes place Let's look at an example of this rapid response Now we shows a clip from outbreak where the helicopter is landing and out jump the hazmat-clad team off to save that guy Well, that's quite impressive. We don't need the music but otherwise we saw exactly what should happen an outbreak is detected very quickly literally within days doctors are dispatched they have a helicopter to get into exactly zero

2:32:21 They go in there and they've got the right tools. Tools? And this is... I wonder what the right tools are for an outbreak, that would probably be handguns to shoot people so that it can't spread? Yeah but you have to have a little device that makes it machine gun. Yeah yeah the little auto sear. And this is what should happen when an outbreak is spotted But we don't have that team, we don't have those resources. Oh no! And if an outbreak took place in a low-income country... There's 50 billion dollars in the CDC and we can't afford a helicopter with some hazmat suits? We couldn't afford it It could be literally months before we started to orchestrate those resources

2:33:06 So despite what you see in movies, there is no group of experts standing by to prevent this disaster. So we have to create a new team. I believe we should create what i call the germ team. Germ stands for global epidemic response and mobilization this group is full-time their only priority is pandemic prevention The cost of this team was significant it's over a billion year To support the 3,000 people who would be on this teams and its mission is to stop outbreaks before they become pandemics. And so for all of this, the first 100 days are key viruses spread exponentially and so if you get in there when the infection rate... Now why is he laughing? When you get in there... Because it's exactly what it is! It's a germ team that come in with germs

2:34:08 And they infect an area, that's the way you do it. This is spread exponentially and so if you get in there when the infection rate is fairly small... Yeah then you can spread more with these germ team he's literally calling at this germ team hello tell you what it's going on we did nobody's hiding information no just this is the germ team they're gonna spread the germs They're also known as the COVID cops or commonly known as Pfizer marketing. You can actually stop the spread, you know in this epidemic if we've been able to stop it within 100 days We would have saved over 98% of the lives

2:34:48 98%! Tell the Chinese that, jeez. We have countries that did a good job Australia is an example they orchestrated diagnostic capacity They came up with... They locked their people down like dogs in camps distancing policies and quarantine policies And so their overall death rate per capita will be well less than 110th of other countries But we did not as a world contain it. And that's what we have to do next time." Next time? Oh, better luck next time Bill! These people are sick. Germ... The germ team yeah you're right John they come in grab the germs fly to the next spot spread them I think you're right I think you're absolutely right That's what they're telling us

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Beijing COVID Lockdowns and UK Public Backlog

Beijing is implementing tighter restrictions to avoid a full-scale lockdown like the one seen in Shanghai, where 25 million people have been confined for over a month. In the UK, a young man named Jamie challenged a panel on the collateral damage of lockdowns, citing a mental health crisis, a 6-million-person NHS backlog, and missed cancer diagnoses.

beijing· shanghai· omicron· boris johnson· nhs· mental health crisis

2:35:44 Yeah, you might as well do COVID Beijing. Get the updates see what's going on. Yes, the lockdowns. Beijing is tightening lockdown measures as new Omicron variant Covid cases stack up in China's capital however NPR's Emily Fang reports that the city is trying its hardest to avoid a full-city lockdown for fear of the economic and political fallout such a move would cause. China's Labor Day holiday is this weekend but authorities now say all restaurants will take out only People are banned from gathering in groups and most buildings now require proof of a negative COVID test within the last 48 hours before letting people enter. These measures are designed to contain an Omicron outbreak about four dozen cities across China right now have some kind of lockdown measure in place because of fast spreading infections The measures are strictest in Shanghai where some 25 million residents have been unable to leave their homes for more than a month Because of an outbreak of more than half a million people there, dude

2:36:41 Chinese. The Chinese have screwed the pooch on this deal Lockdowns were a question during BBC Question Time in particular as it pertains to Boris Johnson who admitted that, oops you know we didn't quite follow the rules and 10 Downing Street but we actually were following the rules but we're sorry if it felt like we weren't following the rules and yeah I was locked down but they were sorry and so this is discussed and millennial Jamie raises his hand and now you can just hear what he says, you'll hear the dismay. I mean there were people on the panel had their head in their hands like shaking their heads oh my god i can't believe this young man is saying this Jamie you ask this question what do you think of what we've heard?

2:37:28 Well I agree with what Mims was saying to be honest in general. What it shows by Boris Johnson breaking the rules is that they were absurd in the first place and we should never have gone into lockdown It was the biggest mistake, I think, that the government has made because now have a mental health crisis We now have children who have to catch up on their lost learning And we have NHS backlog of over 6 million people And we have cancer patients who can't get seen, who died during lockdown. No one talks about that! Why are we not talking about the collateral damage from two years of lockdowns which have destroyed the economy and which has caused the cost-of-living crisis that's happened today? Okay. Yeah! Okay moving on... Moving on to next question! Moving onto the next question is no good

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Genetic Study on Dog Breed Personalities

A study published in the journal *Science* claims that a dog's breed has little impact on its individual personality, suggesting that behavioral traits are more a result of environment than genetics. The hosts dismiss the report as "equity-driven propaganda," arguing that centuries of specialized breeding for tasks like herding or guarding clearly result in distinct breed temperaments.

dog breeds· genetics· personality· nature vs nurture· npr· equity

2:38:19 Yeah, yeah. Let me see what I have a kind of an oddball humorous clip that's a piece of propaganda That is I think has it kind of a sinister purpose Okay And it was it was done very poorly and played lightly It was played kind of as a joke but not quite a joke in the information is very sketchy and dubious because any I've owned A lot of dogs probably Mostly through Mimi, who's the dog owner. But probably... 10 to 12 to 15 breeds and Jay knows a lot of dogs. She's just a dog walker for a long time And she got the no dogs, and I haven't got her opinion on this piece yet But this is a very interesting piece of information I think it has an ulterior purpose Let's play this dogs or people to clip the personalities we sometimes ascribe two dogs may be mostly in our minds not their genes

2:39:19 AP reported on a study this week in the journal Science that said a dog's breed doesn't really contribute much to their personality. Golden retrievers don't necessarily fetch, beagles and huskies don't necessarily howl. Dachshunds don't necessarily speak with a German accent." I think i knew that! There is a huge amount of behavioral variation in every breed said study co-author and University of Massachusetts geneticist Eleanor Carlson at the end of the day every dog really isn't individual The study notes that humans began to breed dogs about 160 years ago to try and pass on characteristics like the color and texture of their coats. But that's all just cosmetics. Jeff Kidd, a geneticist at the University of Michigan told the AP,

2:40:09 Our French poodle Daisy sat on my lap as I wrote this and told me she's glad the stereotype of French poodles is slightly snooty, gallic snobs are scientifically unmerited. She took a sip of wine from her bowl and said, ah! You call this Beaujolais? All right... Well, I call huge bullcrap on this report It's huge bullcrap because anyone who has owned a lot of dogs knows they have the breeds are distinctive in a lot of different ways. And many breeds have been designed specifically for certain tasks, in fact most dogs... Like sheepdogs! Hurting dogs! My Akbash is a Turkish mountain guard dog by the way bred over 1,000 years but why would they? But this stank of equity

2:41:04 Exactly. That's what it smelled like to me It's bringing this you know the thing that they've been doing since since I was a kid and at Cal The idea of nurture versus nature is an underlying theme. And they keep trying to bring nature and make it, no it's bull crap! It's all nurture. It's the way you're raised... this and this that. They don't want to bring anything into account about natural, anything natural like could be a psycho or Amber Heard crapping in a bed but no, no that's the way she was raised. She is known as Amber Turd John FYI

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Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Critique Bitcoin

At the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger reiterated their strong opposition to Bitcoin. Buffett argued that Bitcoin is not a productive asset, while Munger labeled it "stupid, evil, and foolish," praising China for banning it. The hosts argue that these "elites" fear Bitcoin because it undermines the centralized Federal Reserve system they rely on for control.

warren buffett· charlie munger· berkshire hathaway· bitcoin· federal reserve· china

2:41:45 I walked right into that one. You did, you did! Yeah this is total horse crap. Of course dogs are bred specifically... But this is just part of the subtle propagandizing of the public that you have with NPR they can't not do it This guy didn't take the report very seriously because he made all these gags but at the same time this is what goes on with these media outlets They have an agenda Yes, and the agenda is clear. All right I have one I have a Bitcoin report that I'd like to share because I believe this is part of the great reset and What I have to share here Is the largest opponents of bitcoin in the financial world who had their big meeting this past weekend? I'm talking about Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger of Omaha Nebraska

2:42:42 collectively I think or Buffett is the the Oracle of Omaha and the Berkshire Hathaway is Their investment company which has done very well for its shareholders. They people if Bill Murray was there bill were Bill Murray was at the big Omaha conference, but even interviewed him on CNBC about his You know whatever joke he made that pissed some lady off and shut down film production So did a lot of people show up for this? and they always listen to what... because I think, has Berkshire Hathaway just made profit forever? Have they ever had a loss? Have they ever had a bad quarter or bad year. Yeah they've had a number of bad quarters there if their short-lived

2:43:22 Right, but in general they were not doing as well during the night around 99 for example than they should have been. Because Buffett was saying I don't get this tech stuff it's bullcrap this is gonna collapse it's no good and so he wouldn't invest in any of the tech stuff and Bill Gates said oh yeah you should it's great now I don't see it I know what you guys... And so they had a kind of flat period there Ta-da! Dot com collapse. Yes, well you never know they may be right but in this case it was very interesting to hear Warren Buffett speak about Bitcoin in the way that he did because it's clear that he has not even looked at Bitcoin how it works and why He is incorrect and I'll just set up he went through his long spiel where let me tell you why don't like Bitcoin

2:44:15 He says, if I get 1% of all of the revenue of all the farmland in America. He said that he would write a $25 billion check for that right now. If I get 1% of all the rents people pay in America, I would write a 25 billion dollar check for that right now. That'd be great! And then he says the problem with Bitcoin is that... ...if you own it all then there's nothing to do with it so its not good And I'll play that and then tell you exactly why it's so stupid what he says. Now if you told me you owned all of the Bitcoin in the world, and offered it to me for $25, I wouldn't take it because what would I do with it? Um...I have to sell it back to you one way or another! Maybe I'd be saving people but it isn't going to do anything The apartments are gonna produce rental and the farms are gonna produce food If I've got all the bitcoin

2:45:16 I'm back where whatever his name was who may or may not have existed, if i've got it all he could create a mystery about it but everybody knows what I am like. If I try to get rid of it people will say well... You know, why should I buy some Bitcoin from you? Why don't you call a Buffer coin and make your own or something. Do something! But I'm not going to give anything for it." And he'd be right incidentally. So this is the fallacy because you can't buy all the bitcoin because all of the bitcoin won't be available until year 2140 approximately so he's full of crap the old coot

2:45:57 But I really love Charlie Munger's vision, which is interesting because that guy has some coke-bottled glasses. I don't know what he can see and he just laid it out and this is truth. Well, I have a slightly different way of looking at it. I'll sell you something then! In my life I try to avoid things that are stupid... ...and evil... ...and make me look bad in comparison with somebody else. And Bitcoin does all three And, and the first place it's stupid because it is very likely to go to zero. The second place its evil because undermines the Federal Reserve System and the national currency system which we desperately need that maintain its integrity in government control so on. And third, it makes us look foolish compared with a communist leader in China he was smart enough to ban Bitcoin in China with all of our

2:47:03 presumed advantages of civilization. We are a lot dumber than the communist leader in China. Yeah, and when 25% of the people in the country get mad because we've said what we said today... Just remember Charlie spoke last who was the most... So I really like what Charlie Munger said here because he proved the Bitcoin point. Because the Federal Reserve System, yeah of course it's dangerous the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve System is falling apart! The system is out of gas basically and then he says

2:47:42 China is so much smarter. Well, yeah that's what people like Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett want is control through the money supply and China of course has moved to social credit score in their central bank digital currency That's what these guys want that's the direction they take and they're aware Of the amount of people who are on to them as he said it right there 25% of people who are mad So good luck boys It may go to zero, but of course that's the risk. So I think they're running a little afraid of the bitcoins. I think they could care less They're loaded! They took 20 minutes out of their conference to talk about this. Because you get hounded about it and they gotta say something and they gotta sound erudite even though they can never do that. They sounded stupid

2:48:37 Well, I don't think that's true. But it's okay. It's okay. Glad you brought it in and I think...I don't know. I don't care personally about the Bitcoin report. Horowitz tried to do a Bitcoin report on the DHM Plug Show we had a Bitcoin guy And it just fell flat because nobody, I mean it's not that interesting. You had to make some money from Bitcoin if it was 25 cents...I should have bought my Bitcoin at 25 cents and I would have been happy but I didn't so I don't care. Yeah this is your problem and I'm going shut up about it and there's not a Bitcoin report this was real or report about the great reset about the elites of the world as not just that's what Bitcoin doing these guys are relevant to a lot of what's going on

2:49:19 You can still buy Bitcoin today and you will not regret it in five years. You can take it from me In fact, if you buy Bitcoin today Whatever price you John C. Dvorak by it at even five years It's not more if it's less I'll make up the difference personally Somebody record that for me. I'll say it again you buy bitcoin and you hold it to say it again We can reach recorded well then why'd you ask someone to recorded? No, I said they're recording People are recording this show. I just wanted to clip that part offer stands Okay, now let's I'll send you a contract sure Let's talk about

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Democrats Propose FTC Investigation into Gas Prices

Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill to give the Federal Trade Commission more power to investigate and penalize energy companies for alleged price gouging. Critics argue this is a political gimmick ahead of the midterm elections and a roundabout attempt at price controls. Meanwhile, the World Bank reports that global food prices are 37% higher than a year ago.

ftc· gas prices· inflation· price gouging· democrats· midterms

2:50:01 Your health. Let's talk about some more sneaky shit the Democrats are doing in America With inflation eating into everyone's bottom line, Democrats came out swinging Thursday looking to land a punch on oil companies and their record profits They're hoarding the windfall while keeping prices high for people at the pump Their new bill would give the Federal Trade Commission the power to investigate the way energy companies set prices Oh please! Aw yeah They have the power to investigate. Why are they getting the power to investigate? They already have the power to investigate! Maybe there's more in the bill... So what else is, in the new bill Democrats are proposing to combat high gas prices and what additional resources are they going to be giving the Federal Trade Commission so that they can actually do the work? Basically this bill would give the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC and state attorneys general the power to impose civil penalties on

2:50:56 energy companies that they deem are price gouging, are keeping the prices of energy artificially high. Essentially what Democrats are doing here politically is to try and send a message to voters in an election year hey we get it! We're not going to pretend that gas prices aren't high, that inflation isn't a problem We recognize that those things are a problem and we are going to make them a priority. Whether or not they can meaningfully bring the prices of things like gasoline and food down, particularly within the next six months before midterm election, that is a pretty tall order but at the very least they want to show their on it and thinking about it What I see is roundabout way price control

2:51:44 Well, they keep trying this all. I mean it just happened in the 70s. Yes. Hello price control seventies Okay what you suggested? I think wasn't brought out in that report because they found something else is civil penalties bullcrap I'll bet you there's something really in there That's interesting like some green bull crap or some scam or some money grab I'm gonna do something in that bill That's even beyond what I mean, you suggested there's going to be something in there because they already have these powers. What do they need powers for? So let's see what I have a third maybe this is something that may be a clue here and then how are Republican lawmakers responding to this Republicans? Okay well they say it's a gimmick uh they say that Democrats are just looking for someone to blame for the fact that prices are high They argue that Democratic spending is at the root of the problem but

2:52:37 You know, when you look at it realistically when we had a Republican president spending was pretty robust as well. The reality is that there is this confluence of factors that is making life really challenging for the Biden administration right now. You've got these snarled supply chains that looked like things were just No, no clues. There probably is. I'll have to crack it up, or crack it open.

2:53:37 According to the World Bank's food price index, food is about 37 percent more expensive than a year ago. And yes, I mean, food prices have been rising for a couple of years now even before Russia invaded Ukraine but what that has done in the past couple of months is basically pour fuel on a fire that was already burning and so prices for things like flour sugar oil you know the kinds of things that go into making mandazi they've all spiked You don't say. Yeah, it's all spikes. The real inflation that's how it's reflected 35%. But that's headline not core, that's headline

2:54:22 Well, the point is people are noticing it. Yeah I mean Horowitz talked about in our last show he went to the grocery store and he saw a bunch of people staring at the meat case unmoving It's a pretty funny story They're staring at this unmoving they were looking at just staring so what else going on here? He goes over there starts huh and he starts staring himself chicken went from a buck a pound two five dollars a pound well that said the bird flu or The killing of birds course Culling. Mm-hmm, no I call it killing. You can't use the word killing. Culling. Culling? I'm sorry... It's cleaning up taking care of getting rid of Killing! I'm gonna show my school by donating to No Agenda Imagine all the people who could do that Oh yeah that'd be fab! At All No Agenda

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Listener Donations and Birthday Acknowledgments

The hosts read a list of donations ranging from $50 to $175, acknowledging producers from Georgia, California, and the Netherlands. They also celebrate several listener birthdays, including a 50th birthday for a fan in the "Lowlands" and a 15th birthday for a producer's daughter, Mackenzie.

donations· niagara falls· concord· netherlands· birthday· jobs karma

2:55:14 And we actually do have a few people to thank in for show 1447 if I'm not mistaken, I think that's correct and we start off with donation from anonymous 175 dollars and anonymous lives in white Georgia white Georgia. I didn't know there was a white Georgia James Nelson in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned $111.11 and he does have a call out Uh, he needs a de-douching. You've been de-douched! And he needs to douchebag call out for my brother Malachi. Douchebag! and my buddy Zack. Douchebag! And he wants some jobs. Karma will give that at the end He's got requests for stuff that we don't deliver here at this point of the show Tom Vord

2:56:13 Vorendrian, Vor-Vorendra-Vordran, Voredran. Oceanside California $111.11 Regan or Reagan? Reagan probably a goosh shulack in Twinsburg Ohio and I believe he needs a de-douching You've been Dee-Douched I just had gushulak and now I got Algon-sulin. You're getting the groovy ones today! This is unbelievable, Algon-sulin in Missouri City Texas

2:56:50 And that's $100 and that is followed by guess who? Our buddy, he's on a roll. He's at the number of God knows how many so far in a row Sir Kevin McLaughlin, the Duke of Luna lover of American boobs in Concord North Carolina 8008 Followed by Sir Stink Finger The plague from the hague in Vorburg 8008 Another boob And he is DDoS for boobs Followed by Milo Van... what is this? These are Dutch boobs. So yeah, we got two Dutch boobs here. Van der Linde. Milo van der Linde and also in the Netherlands. Boobs please de-douche Rico Brauwer. Alright Teresa Kaner Paris California 6969 Bryce

2:57:51 Mshwom. Shwom, isn't that something you put on bagels? Harrisburg Pennsylvania 6933 Craig Kohler He's at Evansville Indiana 6502 Jamie Buell in Vista California 6006 Anonymous G In Raleigh North Carolina 5510 Sean Fo-Burnt-in Burntis Sean Fowl-Burntis in Sun Valley, California. 5510, what he's talking about in his note? See if you can figure that out. I can't. Greg Mellon in Glenmore, Pennsylvania 5147 Theodora Dorinda Ongina in Hachendorf Austria 51 Will

2:58:52 Oh, Ulch. U-L-C-H. Ulch in Sherwood Oregon 51. These 51's are all for May Day by the way. Yes exactly! I'm just going to read them I'm gonna read them one after the other without the 51 because here's Joshua Collins who does need a de-douching. You've been de-douched He is in Boylestown, Doylestown Pennsylvania Jonathan Peckham in Bristol Rhode Island Amy Mullen and Austin Texas Raphael Figueroa in Miami Florida Jason Butler in Leveland, Texas Eric

2:59:32 Pulse in Richmond, Texas. A lot of Texans Paul Branham in Greeley Colorado Scott Nelson, Sir Scott Nelson is Council Bluffs Iowa 5001. Oh we didn't have that many 51s so it's kind of disappointing all right onward with the $50 donors name and location same idea Joseph Barnes Oakland California Tony Lang in Castle Pines Colorado Scott Smith in Noblesville Indiana a rare birthday for his daughter once a year for his daughter today Anonymous in Greenwich London

3:00:08 That's where the time is kept. Jason Maurer in Portland, Oregon. Jill Woods in Ocean Grove New Jersey. Herbert Hess in Spring Texas. Brent Schicke in Lakewood Florida or Lake Worth Florida I'm sorry Timothy Moore in Arlington Texas. Aosha Alosha, I'm sure. Witten? Fremantle Washington or Western Australia. Okay Sir Iceman in Viroqua. Viroqua Wisconsin Andrew Watson and Fairhope Alabama Jeremy Hirschmann is Sheboygan, Sheboygan Wisconsin

3:00:51 Claire Thornhill in Toronto, Ontario. And we're wrapping it up with Shane Grubb in Cleveland Tennessee, Ichi Kitagawa in San Francisco and Sir Brian Watson in Raleigh. North Carolina. And then, yes, Anonymous wishes MN Amanda a happy birthday on the list of course and as you said daughter Mackenzie for Scott Smith on the list thank you all for these donations we appreciate that these are the producers who came in 50 and above under 50 we don't mention anything no names that's for anonymity I see you $49.99 but also

3:01:28 We have people with 33s, 12's 11's 5's all kinds of different programs. Subscriptions sustaining donations is what we call those please select one and support us with a sustaining donation. Devorak dot org slash n-a Two jobs karmas needed here they come Jobs! Jobs! Jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs! You've got karma It's your birthday, birthday On Noah's channel And here is that complete list of birthdays. Joe Novak happy birthday to his son and smoking hot wife both apparently need that today May 1st Jason Allison happy birthday to his smoking hot wife Kelly Allison 33 tomorrow Tim Chaudhryan says Happy Birthday To the biggest No Agenda fan in the lowlands His name is Arno He is turning 50 years old on may 2nd I believe

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Knighting Ceremony for New No Agenda Knights

Adam Curry and John Dvorak perform a formal knighting ceremony for three producers who contributed $1,000 or more. The new knights are Sir Anonymo of Sarcasmo Island, Sir Tax Evasion, and Sir Otter the Infungible. They are welcomed to the "roundtable" with a traditional list of humorous perks and the promise of a signet ring.

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3:02:23 The Big Lowlands meetup today is actually a surprise birthday for him and we're very, very happy. A cinema video congratulating him as well Scott Smith Happy Birthday to daughter Mackenzie 15 on the 4th Derek by the way his son Kason will be 3 on May 4th He says Happy Birthday to Shill Eric the shill says Happy Birthday to his smoking hot wife Dee 42 on the fourth Anonymous in London says Happy Birthday to Amanda Happy Birthday to all of you from The Best Podcast Day In The Universe We have no titles to change but we do have three knightings to take care of so we'll get a little bit of knighting blade action here. Here you go! Good one! Up on the podium please, Anonymous, Elliot and Frank DeCito All of you who support The Noah Jenner Podcast for the amount of $1,000 or more that

3:03:11 makes you qualified and for one of you an instant nightie. To become knight to the Noah Jenner round table, here we go! I hereby pronounce Kate the Sir Anonymo of the Sarcasmo Island, Sir Taxivasion, and Sir Otter The Infungible For you gentlemen We have Hookers & Blow, Red Boys & Chardonnay High Sea Fruit Punch And Chicken Tenders An Overproof Plum Brandy Foie Gras Duck Confit and Apple-Infused Red Cabbage in a bottle of Dalmore Cigar Malt with A Sliver Of Toffee Caramel Cheesecake AND OF COURSE TO ADD TO THAT Ginger ale and gerbils, sparkling cider and escorts, barn hits and bourbon. Breast milk and pablan And of course the mutton and mead, that's what y'all really here for. And the beautiful night ring you'll receive it's a signet ring which means he gets some wax to seal your important correspondence with and along with this certificate of authenticity Of course please go to noagendanation.com slash rings and give us all the information where to send it in your ring size Thank you again for supporting The No Agenda Show!

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Global No Agenda Meetup Reports

Audio reports from No Agenda meetups in Central Iowa, North Texas, the Netherlands, and Albuquerque are played. The hosts highlight the strong community bond among listeners and promote upcoming meetups in South Jersey, Nashville, and a special event in Charleston, South Carolina, featuring "Curry and the Keeper."

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3:04:14 He has a lot going on, a lot of parties. No Agenda Meetups these are meet-ups that are produced and organized they are coordinated noagendameetups.com Sir Knight Daniel, Sir Daniel the Knight who does that we're very grateful for the work he does with Mimi of course working the back office and I do have a quick meetup report from Central Iowa. In the morning says Sarah, short meetup report for the central Iowa Meet-Up at poor choices five showed up all dudes named Ben and dudettes named Bernadette except for me! I was outnumbered well we might have found the spook but that was up for debate everybody left after everyone left I hit one of the bartenders in the mouth it helped that they all know me and i've never brought uh... in a group

3:04:57 Anyways, good time was had by all and we will have another one again soon. Resist we much thank you for that report Sarah the North Texas meetup reports Hey, this is Fletcher at the Northeast Texas Piney Woods no agenda meet up We're here, we had a great day with pizza and beer. And really all I wanted to say was Joe Biden said come. This is Daniel and my voice is gone so I'm gonna pass it to the next person Hey guys this is Kane & Andy wishing you guys happy Sunday Adios mofos! Thank-you very much North Texas. We go to the Netherlands The Lowlands this was the April 10th Friesland report Big group up there

3:05:39 This year is sure stink finger the plague from the hay where all these people are giving me the shakes in my knob on Hi, this is about they're staring at boobs and Friesland. Hi guys. It is Rico having a great time In the morning, sender whisper 100% Dutch 0% vaccinated I'm not ready for this Hi, this is Kaat. But by the time this gets aired I will be Dame Tutola of the Lowland Potheads and I just love hitting people in the mouth! Sorry John, I forgot my badminton gear Hello everybody here on ITM from Sir Ash Hi, this is Iris future Dame of the Google Dolls Adios, see you tomorrow

3:06:43 Sir, how are you doing? Oops to the ground. Stay safe and healthy! Boom shakalaka laka! Arno here thank you for your courage Hello everybody it's Johnny here enjoying sun and fun And remember the most important thing Cats cats cats This is Jelle from British land In the morning Sir Herco, night of people give them off your track Sir Doris of the Wild Boar Mountains I'm going to repeat what my wife said last time I don't want to! Hello but look I am laughing myself Thank you very much Adam Curry for all your courage. Hello, my name is David I put the D in douchebag Sir Hendrik Knight of the blank saber Hey son and Adam this is a future sir Jaap

3:07:27 From the Sustainable Development Valley. IDM, Tanej here! Finally some insane insanity This is dangerous reminding you that Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself And let's go Brandon Hello from Amsterdam we had a lovely no agenda bingo Okay right I'm Chris van der Ende and i love you uh... you know? IDM Frank aka Mike Thanks John for your curry. Hello from the heart of the Frisian Lake country we say liver day of slaw somebody stop this party All right high production values The Netherlands and a lot of people a lot of people animals all kinds of stuff going on up there Well, if you knew freeze loans, you'd understand the sheep

3:08:13 Final report from Baron Scott from Texas who went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the meetup. This is Baron Scott of the Nojan Armory on the road again with my wife Keeper Christine. We had a small very intimate meet up for people coming as far as Santa Fe in the morning Hi this is Christine, Scotts wife and I'm happy to be here with these lovely folks in the land of enchantment In the morning Adam and John. This is Nathan Millat, oil painter and drummer out of Santa Fe New Mexico, new valley of the sun get your ass up here I got an opening May 6th Canyon Road Adam and John in the morning this is Amanda thank you thank you thank you for everything you do Hey John and Adam this is Jeff from Albuquerque The land of the Mars rover And in the morning From the meetup here in Albuquerque IN THE MORNING!

3:09:01 Yeah, that's Sir Jeff who usually runs the meetups. They're very sad because you know I talked to Baron Scott a lot they had a lot of problems driving to New Mexico and coming back the worst part is their beloved dog Jax died on this trip which was really horrible You're away from home and then the dog dies And then the truck broke down just a lot and he didn't put any of that in the report but our hearts go out to you, and certainly for Jax. Miss him miss him miss him... We know Jax! Anyway, those are the Meetup reports. We thank you for that and if you'd like to check out a meet up there's a place you can go it's called noagendameetups.com You can find all kinds of meet ups For instance today the Curious George meet-up 530 Eastern at Bridge Brew Works in Fayetteville West Virginia or tomorrow Or I know today i'm sorry as well The Lowlands Labor Day meet-up which should be probably over by now And hopefully they had a good party with uh for Arno's birthday

3:10:05 On the way, we've got on the 7th South Jersey Boston Louisiana New Hampshire Belmont and the 8th Indiana on the 10th Charlotte North Carolina of the 14th Kaiserlautern Germany Biesen-Morten Brabant The Netherlands Durham North Carolina Madras Oregon Sunset Valley, Texas. Concord California Nashville Tennessee Mesa Arizona and the big one on the 16th Charleston South Carolina Curry and the Keeper in attendance looking forward to a lot of people showing up for that noagendameetups.com if you can't find one start when yourself it's easy Sometimes you wanna go hang out with all the nights and days be triggered or held the blame

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Show Outro and Schedule Reminder

The hosts wrap up the episode by selecting the "Clip of the Day" and thanking the producers of the end-of-show mixes. They remind listeners that the next live broadcast on Thursday will occur two hours later than usual, at 1:00 PM Central Time. The show concludes with their traditional sign-off from Texas and Silicon Valley.

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3:10:52 Everybody feels the same It's like a pop- Okay, how about some ISOs for the day? You start. I have five oddballs Okay Let us just start with these yeah let's start with crummy. Just kinda crummy okay kind of crummy audio let's go with Fear my worst fear had come true Okay it's not bad then da job

3:11:37 Now you're coming for my job! Now you're coming for my job. Oh boy, she sounds distressed. Yeah we can go with two versions of irresponsible to go with the long one? We think they are deeply irresponsible yeah I think you already figured out that was too long. It's two whole seconds yes too long and then the short version is just a clip of it. Irresponsible You know that's the trouble with a lot of these clips where you have to, with Biden administration spokesman. That's that idiot... what's his name? Which one? What's his name Perkins or something he's like the defense department guy No I only know Kirby i don't know any defense department guys This other guy! He was seen him a million times Well there is no good Everythings up talking Oh okay Things are not going that well Let's try some others So I've got a bottle of Pellegrino Lets try this And so I think things went that well

3:12:40 And it's just a horrible so you get up. You can't get a you know, I can't get at the point It's not punchy is never punch. No, it's not punchy These are right. I guess I got some punchy ones. I think something is not right Okay Yes war is good business Uh, this one? You have been lied to. I kind of like that one but then i think this has got to win it No more comments! That just has to be the winner This guy's somebody stepping on it He's in the... he's stepping on us what does he do? NO MORE COMMENTS! I mean I can cut that off at the end I actually liked the one before that Okay You have been lied to Let's use that one then I liked that one We'll use that

3:13:31 We have consensus. Good to go. All right, well we can play the Klaus Schwab stupid look at 24 second clip. He's lost it! No he hasn't he's right on track. Can you imagine in 10 years when we are sitting here? We have an implant in our brains and I can immediately feel because you all will have implants...I can measure your brain waves and I can immediately tell you how the people react or I can feel, uh...how the people react to your answers. Yeah, yeah, I mean- Borg! I don't think he's on point this is what these crazies want. In ten years we're all gonna have brain implants so that we can all feel each others feelings like the borg Well i'm still waiting for flying cars from these same kind of pundits They're coming, they are coming. This guy is an idiot

3:14:32 Well, we may not have a flying car. We do have Fletcher and Blaney live on no agenda stream calm right after this If you're in the troll room hang in there kids We have end of show mixes for Professor JJ locked down like a dog and Shanghai Tom Stark weather not locked down but hard to get a job in New York City and Rolando Gonzalez in Dallas who's just as happy is it pig and shit because he's in Dallas And we would like for you to come by at our new time if you want to listen live on Thursday. It'll be two hours later that will be 1 p.m Central Time to Eastern, adjust accordingly for where you live

3:15:15 Please join us for that. Coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in FEMA Region number 6, in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley where next week the sun will be setting! I'm John C. Dvorak Did you almost say silicon spin? I heard it No, no I didn't say silicon spin Please remember us at dvorak dot org slash NA And until Thursday Adios mofos! ...and such California lawmakers want to crack down on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. California lawmakers Tuesday rolled out two new bills to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, legislation introduced this year by a group of Democrats working to strengthen the state's vaccine laws for workers and children. No, it's through your freedom! To discipline doctors who peddle disinformation to classify the behavior as unprofessional conduct. Misinformation is undermining our ability

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Post-Show Montage on Disinformation and Free Speech

A closing montage features news clips regarding California's efforts to discipline doctors for "vaccine misinformation" and the controversy surrounding the DHS Disinformation Governance Board. The clips highlight the tension between government efforts to "protect the public" and the preservation of free speech in a democratic society.

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3:16:14 We need to frankly save lives. There is a very small number of well-coordinated, well funded active group of physicians spreading blatantly false information about the virus and its vaccine. There is a virus here it kills people in the only way we prevent this is get vaccinated. Inaccurate COVID 19 information contradicts and puts all patients at risk The bill would also require sites to share data showing how misinformation spreads. Congress is considering similar legislation. No, screw your freedom! This isn't a call for policing of free speech this is a call for protecting the public

3:16:54 against dangerous misinformation which patients are parroting back to us. Sometimes things are happening that are unexpected so then you have to make the adjustments and all that there is a virus here it kills people and the only way we prevent is get vaccinated There is a very small number of well-coordinated, well funded active group of physicians spreading blatantly false information about the virus and its vaccine. Sometimes things are happening that are unexpected so then you have to make the adjustments in order no screw your freedom. To disciplined doctors who peddle this information... This isn't a call for aid

3:17:33 policing of free speech. This is a call for protecting the public against dangerous misinformation. There's still people that live in Vietnam, there are still people that don't believe in masks. The disinformation board addresses disinformation that imperils the safety and security of our homeland. No one tells us that the window is blurred misinformation, disinformation governance for subtle manipulation. Nina Jenkiewicz the controversial pick to head up President Biden's new committee to prevent disinformation. They're afraid of us they're afraid of the people they are afraid that we might actually think for ourselves in terms of having the government be the arbiter of truth that is the antithesis of what it means to live in a free society and democracy.

3:18:23 Take note. The goal is to bring the resources of the department together to address this threat thanks to social media it is possible to silo yourself off and have very different experiences of living in America In case you're unaware, Jacob Witt had questioned the validity of Hunter Biden's laptop early on actually calling it a Trump campaign product You failed When you threw the New York Post off of Twitter, we're talking about Hunter Biden's emails and it turned out that was a real story. Sounds like the objective of the board is to prevent disinformation and misinformation from traveling around the country in a range of communities. It shuddered to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms what that would look like for the marginalized communities all around the world. You just have to flood a country's public square

3:19:08 with enough lawsuits. Misinformation, disinformation governance board How do you get 7 billion people to agree to something willingly? They have almost total control over their media and it makes it virtually impossible for any opposition candidate to challenge and win Autocrats use loneliness so they separate people from one another And that then makes it easier to dominate them Is there an updated understanding on what free speech means that we're aware of? Digital cash could be programmed to ensure it is only spent on essentials or goods which an employer, or government deems to be censored. I need a plant-based centered life! How do you get 7 billion people to agree to do something willingly? It would seem that new ownership values are not in alignment Let's just be honest

3:20:06 Hate and homophobia is lurking right beneath the surface in American politics right now. And does it make us vulnerable to misinformation? There's a lot of evidence that the kind of connection you get from social media only makes you feel more lonely and isolated. Department of Homeland Security is now aiming to counteract fake news The president has long been concerned about the power large social media platforms You just have to flood a country's public square with nothing but raw sewage Just talk about the trauma of the victims. Focus on the emotion. How do you get 7 billion people to agree to do something willingly? You have been lied to!