Episode 1502 · Thursday, 24 November 2022

Shood Fortage

A stalled red wave and the rise of Ron DeSantis signal a GOP civil war as Elon Musk attempts to transform Twitter into a global bank.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1502

About this episode

John Fetterman secured a pivotal Pennsylvania Senate victory over Dr. Mehmet Oz, defying a predicted Republican wave and sparking intense media scrutiny over his health and debate performance. The midterm results also saw Ron DeSantis flip Miami-Dade County, solidifying Florida as a conservative stronghold while Donald Trump debuted the Ron DeSanctimonious nickname. These shifts have triggered a massive realignment in GOP donor circles, with Citadel CEO Ken Griffin moving to back DeSantis for a potential 2024 run.

In Arizona, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer faced backlash after printer malfunctions and ballot darkness issues led to significant voting delays. Meanwhile, Elon Musk met with wary advertisers to pitch an $8 verification fee and a vision for Twitter to become a global financial hub with high-yield money market accounts. The collapse of the FTX exchange has complicated this digital finance roadmap, even as Musk considers resurrecting Vine and rewriting the platform's entire software stack to ensure brand safety. Overseas, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Barbados PM Mia Mottley used the COP 27 summit in Egypt to push for the Bridgetown Initiative, seeking trillions in climate reparations through IMF Special Drawing Rights.

Former CIA analyst Frank Snepp detailed the historical cultivation of journalists at The New Yorker to plant agency narratives, a tactic that mirrors modern concerns over the Smith-Mundt Act. The episode features a 1999 clip of David Bowie predicting the internet would become an alien life form, alongside a knighting ceremony for the Texas Nationalist Movement. The show wraps with a critique of NPR for accidentally labeling bumblebees as mammals during a report on insect playfulness.


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CHAPTER 01 / 55 Discussion

Midterm Election Results, John Fetterman Victory

The hosts analyze the 2022 midterm election results, specifically focusing on John Fetterman's victory in Pennsylvania. They discuss the unusual circumstance of Anthony DeLuca being re-elected despite having died a month prior to the vote. The conversation touches on the failure of the predicted "red wave" to materialize as expected.

john fetterman· pennsylvania· midterm elections· anthony deluca· red wave· democrats

00:00 The beggar's out here! Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak. It's Thursday November 10th 2022 this is your award-winning Get My Nation Media assassination episode 1502 This is no agenda Awaiting our COP 27 reparations and broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in FEMA region number six In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley I'm John C. Dvorak It's Quackpot and Buzzkill! In the morning. Wow, no quips? No nothing straight to the news. You know I had a quip but then as I was delivering it I said where does that quip go? How do i do that quip again well you're welcome America mainstream media save democracy we're good to go

00:52 The red wave is right there with a global sea level rise. It's about the same Wow, man That was really interesting of course I do have to claim a little bit of a little glory here for my call on Federman I'm giving you 100% credit for this You own today show Who woulda thunk That Pennsylvania, by the way there's some district where I guess it was a senator or maybe it was a congressman. There was a guy that was dead for a month and they voted him in. Yes! I have that somewhere what is this guy? Dead but let's go he's a democrat he's dead fine good to go everybody what was his name? They're dead anyway Anthony Tony DeLuca

CHAPTER 02 / 55 Discussion

Kara Swisher Stroke Recovery, Media Bias Observations

A discussion regarding journalist Kara Swisher's stroke and her subsequent public appearances. The hosts compare her recovery and speech patterns to other public figures who have suffered similar health events. They transition into a critique of how news models and anchors present biased information while maintaining a professional facade.

kara swisher· stroke· media bias· journalism· health· recovery

01:44 Yeah, DeLuca. Hey DeLuca! Wake up wake up you won! He died of lymphoma John it's not that funny okay? Well thank you for killing the joke but see this is this is the point This is why I knew in America now in woke leftist America and again they brought in all the big guns So what your saying is they're voting for people because they feel sorry for them And you can't feel more sorry for someone who died of lymphoma. Yes, exactly! This proves it. Oh that poor bastard he died of lymphoma I'm voting for him. This is this proves it. It's exact...this is exactly what I'm talking about. It's like well you know I mean like even Kara Swisher yeah who had a stroke

02:30 She's like, no no it was just great and he's very understandable. I mean it's obviously ignorance By the way I want to say you know until you told me that Kara Swisher had a stroke I never knew that she doesn't appear to look any different to me No Or act any different for that matter So I just have to, so...I'm sure you have clips. I got a couple of clips but i really delighted well actually I've a question because the mainstream sometimes you can tell if they're biased or not it's not always easy to tell sometimes very easy to tell but you can't really tell if a news model is biased because they just kind of look pretty and read the script. Yeah ya can! They look pretty and read the script. What are you saying? Well okay then

CHAPTER 03 / 55 Discussion

Nicole Wallace, Arizona Election Denial Claims

MSNBC anchor Nicole Wallace characterizes Republican election strategies in Arizona as a "red mirage" designed to create unrest. The discussion focuses on Carrie Lake and the January 6th Committee's influence on the 2022 midterm narrative. The hosts critique the media's portrayal of armed poll watchers and election deniers in open-carry states.

nicole wallace· arizona· carrie lake· big lie· january 6th committee· msnbc

03:13 Is this anchor, is she Republican or Democrat? I think the important thing to remember is that the disenfranchisement is the bug. The feature's a red mirage and we know because all Trump campaign officials testified under oath before the January 6th committee that the reason they've demonized every other vote other than same day which had never relied upon but they do now is to create a Trumpian mirage, a red mirage So that the litigation and perhaps even the unrest takes place while people are deluded into thinking the stuff that gets to your point, the baskets that get counted first tell a lie. And it really if you sit and think about it signals incredible extraordinary political weakness which may not even be the case tonight! That is what's so weird! Alright so you're not sure yet? What Nicole Wallace said she worked for the Republicans

04:08 Yes, she's always worked for the Republicans but she is a never-Trumper former Republican who is a Democrat. Right but Trump was not running in this election. No, Trump was running he lost! Arizona is Trump's white whale I mean Arizona, Arizona, Arizona Arizona is Trump's mantra. And there's no one more subservient to Trump's message about the lie than Carrie Lake So the fact that Arizona is already the epicenter of the big lie 2022, is not an accident. The cyber ninjas aren't coming to get them this time! But again as January 6th committee presented all the evidence it was like oh yeah they did all that in public. As we're covering Arizona tonight they've done a

04:59 all in public. And remember this was the state that freaked him out because it was called first, it was the first state that sort of shocked him by the Fox News decision desk which freaked him out all the more. It's also I think the important point that Ben just made is an open carry state this is the state where people are watching drop boxes fully armed and it's the state I think for the disinformation universe is the most potent because Carrie Lake on down that entire ticket are election deniers, each one more extreme than the last. And what I'm just...I was quickly looking at just looking into the transcripts of some of things Kerry Lake is saying tonight they are panicking! You don't panic like that if you feel you're in a position of strength in terms of the actual election. I tell ya man they could not get away from being so happy it was expected of course but still you think man

CHAPTER 04 / 55 Discussion

Lauren Boebert, Joy Reid OnlyFans Comment

The hosts examine a tight race involving Representative Lauren Boebert in Colorado and the media's hostile reaction to her potential loss. A clip from Joy Reid's show features a guest suggesting Boebert should transition to OnlyFans if she loses her seat. The hosts criticize the lack of civility in mainstream political commentary.

lauren boebert· joy reid· msnbc· colorado· onlyfans· qanon

05:53 They're so dedicated to it, they're so involved that they can't even bring themselves to be professional for a moment. No they can't at all. It's impossible. And Joy Reid I only have one clip but man it's a doozy and her guests... So Lauren Bobert now she was already in Congress? Yes Bobert is the one who said that we have the clip of her saying that's bullcrap She that's Bulbert. She does she is the kind of a Marjorie Taylor Greene of Colorado I think Okay, and she's a she's tough on that Congress. She's not nutty in a way that Marjorie Taylor Green is

06:38 But Marjorie Taylor Greene is kind of more, well she's kind of nutty but she's charming in a nutty way. And Bobers is just a mean woman or mean girl. She's like a mean girl. Okay what's her background? I like her a lot and it's a shame that they couldn't pull this off. So I think she got kicked out Oh I thought her race was not over yet Well, it shouldn't be even close but... But how did why did she get into because wasn't she someone who's just pissed off and said I'm gonna run for office and she won? Is that her backstory? It is possible. Bobbitt was first elected Congress in 2020 after she defeated incumbent representative Scott Tipton. Hmm, I don't know well anyway let's just presume that she loses or lost you know what can a former politician like Lauren Bobert do

07:34 What did she do before? That's what I don't know. Was she, I think she was in the restaurant business maybe? Or maybe it was just work at a restaurant. Well Joy Reid and guests have some ideas for her Tight race against Lauren Boebert What's the meaning if Lauren Boebert the second most popular QAnon congressperson in MAGA what if she goes...what if she loses And what job will she have because I don't even think shooters exist anymore. I don't think shooters exist anymore Well, I guess it might be a game for OnlyFans. I don't know what you would do in this scenario but... Oh brother these guys are terrible!

CHAPTER 05 / 55 Discussion

Democracy on the Ballot, Fascism Rhetoric

Mainstream media clips emphasize the narrative that democracy itself was "on the ballot" during the 2022 midterms. Pundits warn of impending fascism, domestic terrorism, and the end of the January 6th investigation if Republicans take control. The hosts contrast these existential warnings with voter concerns about the price of milk and rent.

democracy· fascism· donald trump· insurrection· civil war· midterm elections

08:24 Well, I think only fans would benefit. Did you just call her a whore? Is that basically the idea? He called her out as a whore That's what he did whoever that was and this is the Democrats and their civility it's a good example right there It's just amazing now let's just go back before the red wave The Red Mirage Which they should have deemed not the red mirage, but the orange mirage if they were smart. But no they're too smug at the moment, they can't think straight and we would advise them how to do that better too before the midterms please remember what was on deck? What was at stake? What's on the ballot? Turn control of this government over to the Republicans you are turning over the democracy If the election deniers on the right win in 2022 in November next month To me

09:15 Democracy looks like it's over in America. Fascism is here to stay and if they lose, we get maybe another insurrection domestic terrorism a civil war God forbid this a path to chaos in America He's not wrong It is perhaps of chaos and whether I take that past the gas whether we continue to march down? It is one of the major choices If not the major choice votes voters face this coming Tuesday One of the issues that's obviously going to be at stake on this election is democracy and the end of January 6th investigation if Republicans take over the House. It dies with the end of this Congress, given how important this case is to the issue of democracy Hallie. Which is at stake in this election as you well know especially with so many elections denying Republicans running for some of these Secretary of State races for example gubernatorial attorney general.

10:06 or a gallon of milk, or you'll rent on your house. So the price if your used car is really really important? It's just not as important losing your democracy! We are on the precipice and we don't get this right this time. Thank You. Yes. We don't get this right this time it's over You put Trump back in, our democracy is over. I'm not overstating it that's where we're at. Alright now I got plenty of clips you have some too and let's just pause for a moment... I don't have that many but let me say one thing before we leave the Boebert. She is on my list of people trying to either try to contact or try do something with totally aloof and impossible get ahold of Have you tried her OnlyFans account?

CHAPTER 06 / 55 Discussion

Ronna McDaniel, RNC Leadership Strategy

The discussion shifts to the leadership of the Republican National Committee under Ronna McDaniel and her connection to the Romney family. The hosts analyze Republican failures in the midterms, including poor redistricting strategies and the funding of "weak" candidates by Democrats. They note the absence of Kellyanne Conway from major television coverage.

ronna mcdaniel· rnc· mitt romney· republican party· kellyanne conway· redistricting

10:52 Not yet. She actually on Twitter, you couldn't talk to her there either even though she had an open message set up so she's got... No LinkedIn? I've noticed this with a lot of these guys they're just impossible aloof not really connected it's just you can see it coming down Broadway that they're not gonna hang in there long enough because Most politicians are politicians. In general, I think it's kind of funny that guest said that but OnlyFans and Politicians they do have you know some similarities You know they're both you know pay to spray basically It's like you want to talk to him? You got a show up with the check. Possibly yeah, I just was taken aback by your that phrase Oh! You haven't heard that one

11:49 No, I don't want to hear it again. Never never again sorry So you know these? One of the things that's interesting to me about this whole thing is the lack of mention of Because this is really an issue it seems to me with the head of the RNC because that's the guidance. Isn't Trump the head of the RNC? No, he has never been the head of the RNC. It was Reince Priebus if you remember during Trump era and you don't take over the RNC as a administrative job. Very few politicians are in charge of it. Don't get mad just ask who's ahead of it

12:29 That's there you go. Yes What you're doing is proving my point? Yeah, do you know Ron McDaniel? Otherwise known as Rama Rana Rana Romney yeah of the RNC such previous gave it up to be a work in the Trump administration wait wait so this is Romney's wife No, no. She's married to one of Romney's older brothers. Doesn't matter! It's a Romney connection well of course there is a Romney connection yes absolutely Someone will find out the Romney connection

13:07 When she took over from Pribus, Trump is the one who... because you never used to go by this name. It was Ronna Romney. Supposedly Trump even though she denies this tried convince her to stop using the Romney name because of those beef that Trump and Romney had. Yeah sure And then eventually did whether it's because of his chiding or not beside the point. The point is that she's never mentioned in the conversation I would love to hear what Kellyanne Conway had to say about any of this before or after but she's been blackballed obviously from the TV shows as you recall if you go back and you're a cue She was on Fox, I saw her election night on Fox Oh was she? Yeah! Kellyanne was on Fox? Yeah yeah! And i was watching CNN What did she have to say

14:00 Oh, no. She was just as much a dud as Jen Psaki on MSNBC she almost didn't say anything he's just sitting there I hope they didn't pay her too much. Okay well be that is it may Rana is not mentioned in the conversation and it seems that you should be yeah you're the head of the RNC because you're calling a lot of shots. If you read her bio, she seems to be okay...a good person but whether she has that vision because the Republicans screwed up left and right. In fact if you started reading between the lines you could see where they actually

14:42 They pulled some electioneering things during the process of redistricting. They would push a blue district or red district up against the blue district and the blue district would still win taking their red district out of contention if they joined them with, they should just have red district next to red district. I mean there was that element and then there was the element of running these what they say is weak candidates in the counter argument to that by the way is the weak candidate argument which is worthy Democrats were financing the quote-unquote election deniers and Trumpers that the most extreme they could find, which is an old Democrat trick. You try to do this with debates you put up a radical maniac and then you debate him. And so they did this and they were condemned if you remember if you listen to this enough before the election there's all these Democrats are taking a huge risk because they're putting these radicals up against their guy

15:46 And if the radicals win, Congress is going to be rife with radicals. But they didn't win. They all lost and so then when that starts to become discussed again which isn't by the mainstream but when it was it goes like this well that idea that you put a bad candidate up and they lose Fetterman, Fetterman, Fetterman. And they pointed at Federman and said there's a bad candidate and he won! So that argument is no good. That argument is very good. That Pennsylvania election is weird and so it doesn't really count like the dead guy and everything like that. The Republicans were caught so flat-footed and they were so arrogant and stupid I mean Carrie Lake would come on Tucker time and time again

CHAPTER 07 / 55 Discussion

Florida Election Results, Ron DeSantis Success

The hosts contrast the Republican success in Florida with struggles in other states, noting Ron DeSantis's victory in traditionally blue Miami-Dade. They discuss how the abortion issue may have impacted Texas Republicans more than anticipated. A prediction is made that Donald Trump will announce his 2024 candidacy on November 15th to act as a de facto president.

ron desantis· florida· miami-dade· abortion· maricopa county· republicans

16:33 was just so glib about winning this whole thing and everybody assumed it was gonna be this and that. Yeah, it was a joke! Good to be here bros That was quite the soliloquy Alright Just saying I'm just wrapping it up Well no, I have a few things to say if you're interested No Go on please Uh go get a drink Okay what I am noticing now is post-this election Which, and I'll just say a few things about it. First of all, I think what happened in Florida that to me showed really the direction America wants to go now if it's all these... Now if all the people from the other states moved to Florida and that's why there was such an overwhelming majority including Miami-Dade which I guess apparently is always blue and Democrat so you'd have to presume that there were Democrats who voted for DeSantis etc

17:31 That was, that's quite phenomenal. So either things were I mean there were lots of problems we can talk about that in Maricopa County and you know we're been a runoff in Georgia it kind of looks like the same playbook its undeniable so was their shenanigans? I don't know no one seems to really be claiming it but that's what I thought if you have a red wave that's what would look like and it didn't look like that going to think that it's probably, you know everyone rigged so that might have evened out. I just don't hear the protests so i think so um...I think that the Texas Republicans are mainly to blame in uh..in the Senate here because they let the Texas Democrats

18:18 sneak in, or I'm sorry the Texas Democrats let the Republicans sneak in the no abortion ever. No timeline whatever thing And they didn't protest it, and the Republicans here were all glib. You know stupid because it's not mainstream Texas anymore you know a limit is what I think most people would want Not everybody but you know...I think if you really wanted to get it done that's how you could have got it done and they didn't stop it! And I think that hurt them. I think there were enough people women who'd you know think up my end the messaging was so strong how could you avoid it?

18:58 And that's an important thing. So I think that's where they screwed it up, if it was all legit Now what happens now because of Trumps candidates did poorly, lost That was about a 50, it was about a split. But it wasn't good at all. No, it wasn't great or wasn't great? No of course not! So it was my belief and I think it's still going to happen if the Republicans will take over the House...I think that happens maybe this end...I have a feeling actually it might happen but it doesn't really matter Either way, as long as it's the House Trump will announce on November 15th he is running for president and he is going to use every opportunity he can to act as the de facto president. So he'll be saying things like I called my boy Marco in the Senate and I called these people over there in the house we're gonna get this done we're gonna start impeachment He's gonna be talking as if he's the president I guarantee you And its not gonna work People are fed up

CHAPTER 08 / 55 Discussion

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Rivalry

Donald Trump targets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, debuting the nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious" during a campaign event in Ohio. CBS News reports that Trump is warning rivals to stay out of the 2024 race while claiming to have damaging information on DeSantis. The hosts discuss the etymology of "sanctimonious" and Trump's aggressive political posturing.

donald trump· ron desantis· desanctimonious· 2024 election· cbs news· ohio

20:01 I mean, when Candace Owens does a whole episode about how you're a dick. You're under attack! He's under attack and i don't think he realizes it yet and then the mainstream which obviously is going to be mainly democrat oriented they're picking up on it they see the chum in the water And I think this is smart. This is the way they want to go Let's talk about former president Donald Trump He was in Ohio last night campaigning for a Senate candidate there, but talking mostly about himself What about his future plans? Party weenie! And it was also true that... But you know It is true but this is You know the mainstream media which as we know Is slanted Nah

20:47 They have to look at what they did before, which was they did it in the form of ridicule as opposed to subtle British-style understatement. Which is what you just said there... Right right right. ...which I think works better because it's actually funny! It made me laugh. It always makes me laugh but I thought it was good. You know, it's CBS we know who's running the show there so yeah I'm glad uh the CIA still has some Some good writers. Good writers. Let's talk about former President Donald Trump, he was in Ohio last night campaigning for a Senate candidate there but talking mostly about himself what about his future plans? Party leader CBS News has learned pulled Trump back from making a 2024 announcement in Ohio last night but he is still moving toward a 2024 presidential bid and he's warning some of his rivals to stay out of the race

21:40 He just told reporters about it a couple hours ago that if Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor gets in he better be worried because quote I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife who is really running his campaign. A political shot fired by the former president. A shot fired and sounds like a guy with research in the basement. This is...I think this is a critical mistake now let me tell you what he's talking about The guy behind... Wait, wait. Yes? I don't want to interrupt but in Florida Trump has already coined a word for DeSantis and he calls him Ron Desanctimonious

22:26 And what does sanctimonious mean for our international producers? Sanctimonious means that you're like, you were above it all and you like to brag. Really? It's almost like... But you say it yourself with your cope door to hell! There is definitely an element of that in there but people should look the word up as a great word is fabulous word to use in writing Yes this is a tip from your NOAgenda show You can probably pick up some chicks by using this word from time to time. So... How can you fall for that sanctimonious asshole? That's a pickup line. Beautiful, beautiful. That's a pickup line! Straight into the player's handbook it goes. So DeSantis had I thought a great acceptance speech and he also telegraphed, I don't know if it was Trump or if it was subliminal or NLP let me see, I have the clip here real quick

CHAPTER 09 / 55 Discussion

Ken Griffin, Citadel Funding for DeSantis

The hosts analyze the financial backing of Ron DeSantis by Ken Griffin of Citadel LLC, suggesting this gives DeSantis independence from Donald Trump. They examine DeSantis's victory speech where he declared Florida as the place "where woke goes to die." The discussion touches on Trump's refusal to denounce vaccines as a potential wedge for his base.

ken griffin· citadel llc· ron desantis· hedge fund· political funding· woke

23:25 Oh shoot, I thought this was the video. I was going to play it from the website... oh here it is! Yes, I do have it listen to what he says here Florida was a refuge of sanity when the world went mad we stood as a citadel of freedom for people across this country and indeed across the world We faced attack we so he goes on to say Florida is where woke goes to die and Which was great? But you see said, Florida is a citadel the guy who is funding him the his his his guy Everyone has a guy is Ken Griffin who runs Citadel security Citadel LLC. This is a huge hedge fund

24:21 So this guy himself has, I think his art alone is 800 million. And he's in Daytona Beach so there's something...I don't know what yet but this Griffin and Trump they don't vibe and i think just the idea that, and this would make total sense, that DeSantis has financial freedom from the party and from Trump maybe or whatever, whatever the issue is there I think is very threatening to Trump. And he's making a huge mistake because everything I hear everywhere is people saying man if Trump doesn't denounce the Vax you know screw that guy and I don't think it can get past it! I don't think he can get past his ego and admit it? I don't think he's capable of it. I know I sound like Nicole Wallace You sound just like her

25:14 Have you been drinking funny herb tea or something? What do you think I mean, I'm not gonna disagree the word. You said mm-hmm any input uh I think that Trump should realize his place in history and retire to it because he was an important cog in the Republican Wake, uh wake it was a wake-up call the Republican Party when he came around. He also taught us fake news I mean he taught the world fake news. He thought the world that media is your enemy established a lot of important thought patterns and grams as it were sanctimonious Ngram's And so you've got so these done all that now? He's starting to damage it

25:56 because he has the martyr status. He still can draw a crowd, but I think he's starting to go into self-destruct and this is not gonna... And to do it against somebody like Santus which is DeSantis, DeSantimonious. DeSanto was our guy. DeSanto! Is a mistake because this guy's beloved and he has intelligence background which means he may be connected, as it were. Which is not a bad thing necessarily for to get the Democrats straightened out themselves so I don't know it's just probably everything you can do it DeSantis' like and then to threat blackmail which is what it sounds like to me threatened I'm sorry threaten blackmail is not good that's a really bad look

CHAPTER 10 / 55 Discussion

Candace Owens, Conservative Media Funding

A look at the rise of Candace Owens and her critique of Donald Trump's recent behavior. The hosts discuss the financial backers of conservative outlets like The Daily Wire and PragerU, specifically mentioning the Wilks brothers from Texas. They also track the career trajectory of Dave Rubin from the Rubin Report to The Blaze.

candace owens· daily wire· prageru· dan wilks· farris wilks· rubin report

26:50 But his, man I didn't get any clips but Candace Owens rips into him. Rips into him! There's a reason for that...I don't like her by the way but there is a reason for that Well you're gonna have to deal with her because she, and I think i said this too She's going to become the conservative Oprah She is all-in She's all in with the money. There is a lot going on around her. The funny thing about her, and I wish I could go back and get these clips but the old original Rubin report when the guy was still meany before he slipped off into Glenn Beck world and now you never heard of him again? Yeah, the Rubin... Now he is on Locals! He moved up! Isn't he on The Blaze?

27:39 Yeah, that's what I said. And that's why you never hear from him again. Blaze is where some of these potential high rollers go to disappear It's the UHF of the internet So The original Rubin report which was when he had the big studio set it was beautiful and now he has all these cramps But see he moved away from LA and turned his back on his community So when he was doing the original show, he had Candace Owens on in a very old show. This was years ago and she explained it how she turned from her kind of a very strong-willed Democrat to Republican and it had to do with betrayal

28:25 They had screwed her over in some funny way that really irked her, dude. And then she started looking into conservative stuff and then she became like... She's like a reformed cigarette smoker or an ex-alcoholic. Well you know, not only is he the CEO of Parler Which they, you know, they just really parliament the back end of parlor which is sold to or apparently is being sold to ye. His whole family is House of Lords permanent peership in the UK. Oh okay well there we go uh-huh and she's a I didn't know this but both Daily Wire and what's that Prager? PragerU

29:10 Yeah, Prager University. They really are financed by Dan and Ferris Wilkes I think Ferris Wilkes may be the main point on these deals And this is an old-school Texas family...I think they're like Jews for Jesus type? I haven't heard that one for a while! Jews for Jesus baby! Is it the Church of God Seventh Day Adventist? No, no. It's Adventists by the way. I like Adventist better! I own it. So this is really interesting what kind of power is behind these types of people and these types of organizations

CHAPTER 11 / 55 Discussion

Midterm Ad Spending, Arizona Voting Glitches

Political ad spending for the 2022 midterms approached $10 billion, a record high that primarily benefited media companies. The hosts deconstruct reports of technical glitches in Maricopa County, Arizona, involving printer ink and password errors. They criticize CNN for dismissing these issues as "minutiae" while focusing on poll workers' social media posts.

ad spending· maricopa county· technical glitches· cnn· fulton county· voting machines

30:01 It's not all organic like your No Agenda show, I guess is what I'm saying. And there's nothing organic about any of it except our show indeed is pretty organic almost everything is inside out and that's not the... And I might point out for what we do for Value For Value you know, the true winner of all political contests in the United States. Well if you think there have been more political ads for this election than ever before, you are right! Ad spending was expected to approach 10 billion dollars that is 700 million more than during the 2020 election Are you enjoying your vow of poverty, John? And we will mention that this is one of our thematic positions which is that the media's the one that benefits. The most! So they try to stir it up. They get even more money

30:55 They create fake polls so they can get even more money. I just have a couple of quick clips about the issues in Arizona Very irritating to me, you know, I'm okay with whatever you know what some stuff happens It's crazy that it happens there You know we're not quite sure what happened this conflicting reports as all show but I just don't understand why any News media would accept the term. Problems were reported in Arizona's Maricopa County They gotta fix this problem, this is incompetency Where election officials say 20% of voting locations experience technical glitches There's a lot of confusion A lot of people are leaving without voting

31:38 Arizona election officials say it was a printer problem that has been resolved, but there have been a few scattered issues around the country including here in Georgia where two poll workers were removed today in Fulton County after social media posts showed them attending the January 6th riot. Okay so let's not get into any details on the glitch You know, oh the printer wasn't working. Oh it's a glitch! No that is the result of said glitch It would be nice to know what happened these are important things And then oh yeah but they removed two poll workers because they were at the end notice she said riot and not insurrection

32:16 I thought that was interesting. Don't know why they've changed that CNN more of the same now according to county officials the problem had to do with passwords being entered too many times it appears this is a technical glitch of sorts no, its some asshole who had the wrong password or maybe a hacker or there could have been all kinds of stuff No! The password was entered wrong too many times so thats a technical glitch of sorts What Is This? This is the outrage. It's not about what happens, it's how this is reported. Shame on CNN! You're not reporters? Do you know what was really good news? Do you remember naked news?

CHAPTER 12 / 55 Discussion

Naked News, Media Indoctrination Alternative

The hosts reminisce about "Naked News," a program from the late 1990s where anchors read the news while undressing. They argue that the format was more honest than modern mainstream media because it didn't hide its intent to distract or attract viewers. They contrast this with CNN's coverage of election disenfranchisement.

naked news· cnn· dot-com bubble· news models· indoctrination· 1990s

32:59 I love naked news. That was such a great idea. It played it straight. You know, because basically you watch the news you're watching news models they all look pretty or handsome and they read the news to you and what this guy person...I don't know if he went away but it must have been in like early 2000's. She was on for a few years. No, no, I think that was during the 90's. John they had a whole stable I think after the dot-com collapse, that's what killed Naked News. But they had a whole studio, they had a whole host of beautiful models who would just read the news... With nice tops! They would just read the news naked and it was like slouches Thank you for removing that final barrier as like yes this makes sense Let's do it right If you want to indoctrinate at least half of America, Naked News is your format people

33:51 CNN? No. No, instead CNN does this crap. to the county's election center where they will be counted after the polls close at seven o'clock tonight local time so they want to assure voters here no one is being disenfranchised all those votes, all those ballots will be counted Wolf. One story is the printer wasn't working. The other one was entered the password multiple times, not incorrectly but entered it multiple times that's a glitch of sorts and but don't worry everything is okay do we have another theory out there? And Von just to be clear what's the issue with the tabulating machine sorted out were they able to resolve the issue and they're just concerned that people who may have left when the problems were still happening need extra time to come back

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Maricopa County Printer Issues, Voting Procedures

Detailed reporting on the printer malfunctions in Arizona where ballots were not printed dark enough for tabulating machines to read. The hosts discuss the logistical confusion as voters were told to drive to different centers. They debate the merits of mail-in voting versus in-person machine voting.

maricopa county· arizona· voting machines· ballot tabulation· rachel maddow· msnbc

34:53 That is the primary concern. We don't have widespread report of people leaving en masse, to be very clear this is a small subject there are across the county about 223 voting centers folks can go to anyone it's not like you have to go to your neighborhood voting center so at these locations they were urging folks to go drive two miles down the road to visit one that did not have a line. But the polling locations were set to close here in about 90 minutes, and the county, to your question they have fixed the problem this is very minutiae but ultimately it was a printer problems they were some of these machines that we're not... minutiae John? It's minutiae he's gonna explain it! No but its very minute. Very, it's no just minutiae what kind of language is that

35:36 That is FBI language. CIA is much slicker, FBI's like just make up a word let's uh... what is the etymology of minutia? This can't be English! Minna, minnamuna. Something that means a small part is small piece you know I think it's from Latin or Greek? Latin I believe and its minutiae means a you know a pittance yes pittance trifle a trifle a trifle they'd be better it's a very trifle It's a very trifle, it would just be the same usage. Yeah bad. Very very very trifle okay let's hear about how trifle... what was it then? Was it printers now we heard they couldn't print was at the passwords to your question. They can't print! They have to do a tabulation and write the number down I mean what's okay no never mind No why ask me

36:32 You hit your choices, which again I heard from several friends. I hit this and then when I went to check my printout it had selected other parties that happened... That seems to happen a lot where people just click-click-click-click and then they get the print out like oh this is not right so they printed out Then you take your printer to its air gap So you walk across Have you voted? Have you ever voted in your life? Why am i telling you how it works? You didn't vote did ya I did vote, i always vote. How did you? Did you not have a machine with the printer I mailed it in like every other smart American. Like all Democrats, alright let's go! In the county to your question they have fixed the problem this is very minutiae but ultimately it was a printer problem they were some of these machines that were not printing dark enough ink and so therefore the tabulating machines are not able to read them they have since fixed the printers and that is why you've seen around the county these lines go down in this return to normal but that has kept not kept Republicans from trying to keep them open at least a little bit longer here

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Joe Biden, Post-Election Recalibration

The hosts analyze President Joe Biden's post-election stance and whether he will "recalibrate" like Bill Clinton did after previous midterm losses. NPR reports on the ongoing ballot counting in Arizona, where Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer explains the delay due to record-breaking drop-offs. Biden emphasizes working within "legitimate efforts of our Constitution."

joe biden· bill clinton· npr· stephen richer· maricopa county· midterm results

37:35 Van Helyard for us in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Again a Republican lawsuit there to keep the polls open longer Thank you Rachel One more And John Dickerson let me ask you what are you going to be watching for tonight? Well the term that Nancy used recalibration I'm looking for calibration in two places one elections and America will they go back to being The way they used to be They were well run last time but the former president raised doubts Are the losers tonight going to lose gracefully? That's the first recalibration to look for. And the second one is when the White House recalibrates, if it does not go their way tonight. Remember Bill Clinton said that era of big government is over. George Bush recalibrated after his thumping. What will the Democrats do? We've heard about what McCarthy's up too but what will Joe Biden really do to recalibrate or will he hunker down? Oh well let me tell you what Joe Biden did

38:23 Joe Biden is of course doubling down on the most important thing and I think he's giving away the playbook in this one. He has to demonstrate that he will not take power by, if we if he does run making sure under legitimate efforts of our constitution does not become the next president again Under legitimate efforts of our Constitution What do you think that means I know that there's he said too much, but I'm not sure exactly what we don't know what he said But you know he's saying. I don't know what he said the guys it I have two clips Don't want to get out of here, please

39:02 One is the back to Arizona, this is a vote counting just as short way it was presented by NPR straightforward. Hold on second what am I looking for? Arizona and PR yeah got it. Vote counting is still underway in a number of states Arizona one of those still processing early ballots and PR's Amina Bastillo has more from Phoenix election officials in Maricopa County Arizona are expecting it to take days before results are close to final County recorder Stephen Richer says hundreds of thousands of ballots are yet to be counted and reported. That's due in part, to the record-breaking number of ballots dropped off at polling sites on election day itself 270 thousand voters dropped off an early ballot on Tuesday a hundred thousand more than in 2020 Those ballot still have to go through a series of reviews including signature verification

39:55 Okay, all right. That's the wrap alright take a week. I think months and then we have I have I do have You do the election where you just have or do you do have? Yeah, well there you go. It's tough I know it's good for the goose is good for the gander that's right yeah i do believe that's true so uh... have the and election rap from NPR which you can play later with this kind of their wrap let's see what is a fun voice but before then i want to play this which was i stole i took this clip I didn't get straight up I did steal it from my do stole it from me

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John King, CNN Election Trust Message

A critique of CNN's John King and his on-air plea for viewers to trust local officials and established news sources over social media. The hosts mock the "trust us" narrative, suggesting a connection between mainstream anchors and the intelligence community. They highlight the coordinated effort to manage public perception of election integrity.

john king· cnn· tucker carlson· election trust· social media· langley

40:39 from Tucker because I figured they take a lot of our ideas so i'm gonna you know once in while they get A really good clip and this was a clip Of CNN John King, you know he's the guy said at the map all the time. Yes and that yeah Well, this is that county and this is that county? Green it was blue as green is the CIA guy And he literally has Langley in his in his IFB Okay It's possible. So here, I got some great CIA stuff later on. Nice. So I'm all jacked. You should be and so here's what they pointed this out as being like the

41:19 The kind of preliminary trust us, we're the only ones to trust. It's a great clip CNN on Trust the election speech You see that's our first votes and that's the wonder of democracy whether you're Democrat or Republican And I wanted to point that out To be a little bit of crank in the room following Brianna there Stay off social media people if you are trying to figure out If your trying to figure out are there really issues with voting Trust your local officials, trust us here. Trust a news source that you know and trust to be honest about this they're doing their jobs and they're doing it right. Aye aye captain! Heard chef we trust you all the way CIA man well done well done I think you got him yeah pretty much so want to play the election rap

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NPR Election Rap, Clinched vs Clenched

NPR provides a summary of campaign promises regarding abortion rights and IRS funding. The hosts mock the reporter's use of the word "clenched" instead of "clinched" when describing the status of Congressional control. They discuss the likelihood of a divided government as results continue to trickle in.

npr· roe v wade· irs agents· kevin mccarthy· joe biden· grammar

42:05 Yeah, this is the NPR election rap. Both parties made big promises during this midterm campaign give Democrats control of Congress President Biden said and they'll create a national right to an abortion Here's the promise I make to you in the American people The first bill that I will send her the Congress will be to codify Roe v Wade And when Congress passes it? I'll sign it in January 50 years after row was first decided at the law of the land And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy promised that if Republicans got control, they would repeal the tax enforcement provision of Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. On that very first day we're sworn in you'll see it all changes

42:48 because on our very first bill we're going to repeal 87,000 IRS agents. But a day after the final ballots were cast neither of those visions for the next two years looked very close to reality too close to call key races still to be decided control of congress hanging in the balance as both as of this taping Wednesday afternoon neither the senate nor the house has been clenched the red wave that many predicted never wait what materialized. Clenched, clenched! It's clinched she said clenched butt-clinch the word that you want there is clinched. Clinched is like your buttocks you know you you clench your gurge your loins would be wish you might as well say that

43:36 Clenched! Let's go back to NPR. As of this taping Wednesday afternoon, neither the Senate nor the House has been clenched... Actually it was clenched between the Republicans buttocks so that's great That's a classy outfit NPR You know what they're doing They sure can know if you're misgendering somebody But the difference between clinched and clenched? Nah.

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Lindsey Graham, Divided Government Outlook

Senator Lindsey Graham admits on NBC that the election was not a "Republican wave" but takes credit for wins in Guam. President Biden expresses a willingness to work with Republicans in a divided government. The hosts argue that a split Senate and House is ideal for preventing government overreach.

lindsey graham· guam· joe biden· divided government· republicans· nbc

44:21 Here's how Republican Senator Lindsey Graham put it on NBC on election night. Definitely not a Republican wave, that's for darn sure I was in charge of Guam so i want to take credit for that though Republicans did score some big wins For example in statewide races in Florida where incumbent republican governor Ron DeSantis was re-elected Thanks to the overwhelming support the people of Florida. We not only won election, we have rewritten the political map." But as results continue to trickle in it's clear that neither party has an overwhelming mandate there's a real possibility we'll be looking at a divided government and the results certainly suggest a divided country

45:08 President Biden talked about the outcome in his first post-election press conference. Let me say this, regardless of what the final tally in these elections show and there's still some counting going on I'm prepared to work with my Republican colleagues The American people have made clear that they expect Republicans be prepared to work with me as well Well, I'm all for it. I like a split Senate and House. Oh yeah! It always works out better. Yeah get nothing done. It's much better That would be ideal. And so far as California is concerned we did pass the... We made California a sanctuary state for abortions

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California Reproductive Freedom, Sanctuary State Status

California voters pass a constitutional amendment enshrining "reproductive freedom" into state law. Governor Gavin Newsom touts the state as a sanctuary for abortion services, allocating $200 million in the state budget for these services. The hosts discuss the shift in terminology from "pro-choice" to "freedom" and the potential for hospitals to profit from the influx of out-of-state patients.

california· gavin newsom· abortion· reproductive freedom· planned parenthood· sanctuary state

45:52 I always thought it was legal. I mean, because in California you get abortion is no issue but they found some rationale to use it as a campaign issue even though it's stupid but play the Sanctuary State Abortion Calendar PR clip. Californians have overwhelmingly voted to protect reproductive freedom the new constitutional amendment... Reproductive Freedom! ...abortion access into state law. Reproductive freedom? Isn't-I mean that is poor George Carlin would have loved it wouldn't he It's a good one. I mean, it went from reproductive health care to reproductive freedom! Now imagine if... Well you know you have your pro-choice your pro-abortion and all these different kinds of terms they don't like using

46:34 And they've got to the point where pro-choice is no longer good because of the vaccine mandates that all the Democrats were in. Oh, yo! Whoa! Yeah you got... The government can tell you what to do and you gotta get a shot and so that was like pro-choice... Well then how does that relate to pro-choice? No good So now you've got some terminology issues You've got to change it and this is what they changed it too I think It was genius They're using a conservative word, freedom. Which is very very smart in this case, very strong but interestingly when you say reproductive freedom it almost sounds like we're going back to fornication under consent of the king I have... You are welcome!

47:24 This is your partner. 15 years, stick around! Californians have overwhelmingly voted to protect reproductive freedom the new constitutional amendment enshrines abortion access into state law. Enshrined! As we've heard from member station KQED has more The goal of the new amendment is to protect abortion access even if the political tides in California were to change and a state where suddenly to see an influx of lawmakers who are not as favorable toward abortion rights Jodi Hicks is the CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of California. We are a reproductive freedom state, people have access to reproductive care including abortion and contraception no matter where they call home. Last year California Governor Gavin Newsom who was just re-elected began touting California as a sanctuary to anyone denied abortions services in other parts of the country.

48:15 Newsom ultimately signed more than a dozen abortion-related bills this year and included $200 million in the state budget for reproductive health care services. Oh man, they're gonna make it a profit center for all these hospitals yet they're going to give them money on top of that? That's what got me! Of course This is like a... you know, they've turned California hospitals into a potential profit center for abortions. That's a moneymaker! So why are you giving them money? This is like... not only are you gonna let him make more money than ever but you're gonna give them free taxpayers' money If you can do it why not?! Hey boys, lemme sweeten the deal a bit Let's go to uh what's that place called Candyland What's the restaurant

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Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Bid

Kevin McCarthy officially launches his bid for Speaker of the House, promising to investigate the FBI and DOJ if Republicans take control. His platform includes securing the southern border and cutting government spending. The hosts discuss the concept that every country gets the government it deserves.

kevin mccarthy· speaker of the house· fbi· doj· southern border· republicans

49:04 Up there in California where Newsom was having dinner. Oh the French Laundry. Yeah, Cantiland. Come on boys let's hit the French laundry I got an idea! I can get you 200 million! yeah just support me yeah that's obviously what it was...I have one last election clip by notice on the list which was taking to house won threats PBS are we? I'm having trouble reading today tea taking. Oh, there it is. You have a lot of uppercase things I think it distracts my eye House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is officially launching his bid for the top leadership post in the chamber NPR's Windsor Johnston reports Republicans are expected to flip the house after Tuesday's midterm elections but there are still a number of races that have yet to be called While Republicans are likely to regain control in the house they won't see the gains that they had previously expected

50:04 In a letter to his caucus, McCarthy pitched himself as speaker who will be a listener and strive to build consensus from the bottom up rather than commanding the agenda from the top down. He also pledged to devote the resources necessary for the House to go toe-to-toe with the White House. As Speaker, McCarthy has vowed to secure the southern border and cut back on government spending Republicans on the Judiciary Committee last week warned the FBI and Department of Justice that they plan to investigate both agencies if their party retakes the House. Yes, that's right... If I can just say every country gets the government she deserves no matter if it was fake or whatever rigged we get what we deserve you got us we gotta if you don't like it we gotta put our house in order? Right

51:06 I think every country gets the government it doesn't deserve. No. That's just my opinion. The citizens always have the power and they never exercise it so... No, that's because they don't care! Except in France and Haiti and Haiti didn't work out so well No, I never will. Hey, hey he was kind of a disaster Oh, I want to hear your musk stuff. I was not expecting you to have any Musk stuff Well, this is all the back you up one of the producers sent me a clip of it He had another meeting with Advertisers this time yes, I've heard about this that he was I don't even know if this guy is sincere

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Elon Musk, Twitter Advertiser Meeting

Elon Musk holds a public meeting with advertisers to reassure them of Twitter's safety following his takeover. NPR reports on the wariness of big brands due to layoffs and scrapped features. Musk emphasizes his role as a technologist and proposes an $8 monthly subscription fee to combat bots and toxic content.

elon musk· twitter· advertising· npr· hate speech· subscriptions

51:48 I don't know if he gives a shit about advertising. Well, I'm gonna play the started off since it's that we need... You know me! I love the segue. Here we go So we have Elon on voting this is a little clip of him bringing you senses you know what's about to we had the election so here he is. So yeah, but it's except that if there's you know well um It is So it so the so I mean, you know don't don't we believe in you know one person one vote. I think we do you know? original audio ladies and gentlemen I'm looking at the waveform its original audio this You know before we before you move on with your clips

52:48 You know, this... I do not understand the idolatry. The guy is bringing you single-handedly bring the solution to climate change. You know? He's ill advised Mars trip it's all government money why did people think he's and now he wants to mark you! Mark you! Familiar anybody? Mark of the Beast It's my favorite part of Revelations, trying to find out who is the false idol? Who is the anti-Christ. Is it Elon? So before we get into these... Actually interesting! Right?! Let's start with NPR discussing this ad meeting and then I'll play some clips from the ad meeting. This Musk Ad Meeting NPR report.

53:44 Elon Musk is trying to reassure big brands they are safe on Twitter amid his tumultuous takeover of the social media site. NPR's Shannon Bond reports the CEO held a public meeting with advertisers, some of whom have paused spending. Elon Musk addressed Twitter advertisers in a live broadcast on the platform where he said his intention is to make big changes If nothing else, I am a technologist and I can make technology go fast. And that's what you'll see happen at Twitter." Big brands have been wary since Musk took control of Twitter late last month laid off half its staff retweeted a conspiracy theory and rolled out new features only to scrap them within hours

54:24 Musk says he's heard advertisers concerns and reiterated that Twitter's rules against hate speech and other toxic content have not changed. He said his new plan to charge users $8 a month for premium subscriptions would help stamp out bad behavior and fake accounts I really love this part of, although i think it's completely irrelevant to what he is doing and maybe you'll... Yeah. ...I think you're going back that up That why played that clip! But I love how this shows just how fragile the advertising business model is What did he really do? He just showed up. It wouldn't matter if he tweeted something, it wouldn't have mattered. They just pull it and the message goes out to corporate America like alright everybody pull back! And then they came from one of the big ad agencies who I'm sure would even be willing to drop clients. Is this worth 250 million dollars

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Advertising Business Models, Brand Safety

The hosts discuss the fragility of the advertising business model and the importance of "brand safety." One host recounts his experience at PC Magazine, using the catchphrase "nobody ever went broke advertising next to a Dvorak column." They analyze why Twitter's model is more difficult to manage than Google's or Facebook's due to the lack of client service infrastructure.

advertising· pc magazine· brand safety· google· facebook· twitter

55:18 It's funny. Adidas, which is the way we say it in Europe but... Wait adidas? Adidas that's in America. No we say adidas here We say adidas for some reason. Adidas?! Yeah I know! Tina looked at me like- Well isn't that special She laughed at me too. Say adidas Hey I love your adidas shoes man They're great This really cool Do you know what adidas stands for? Adidas? What All day I dream about sex You didn't know that did ya Oh brother. Anyway, it's a very finicky business and it shows how you can be out of business in a heartbeat! Okay let's take it since we before I get to these clips because we might as well discuss this and we both know up a bit about it. You probably more than me say cuz you've actually gone out and done ad sales Hey everybody I'm Adam Curry former MTV guy want to buy some ads?

56:16 In the print media, which is being decimated by the online media. Only 10%? Well for now but eventually it'll be wiped out. He's slick all right good one So with a print publication let's go back to PC Magazine for example I always had this phrase that you throw out there nobody ever went broke advertising next to a Dvorak column Wow, is that a bumper sticker or was that in? It's a little long for a bumper sticker but I would always say that because it was true and people would always go they'd look at this column for sure. Ah you're brand safe of course! And i'm brand safe and you could put a nice little ad right next to it and you're good to go and you can actually target that spot

57:14 You can't do that kind of thing with Twitter unless you have phony tweets out there that you know that you could put advertising around. Can I ask a question? This is very interesting because i've never heard this story, I don't think I've heard this story I haven't told it before. So this, you would say... What was the thing about? You'll never go broke advertising next to a Dvorak column. So instead of focusing on your actual work, you were focusing on the advertising or was that just how you were able to sell it internally to PCMag to make sure that you had a job?

57:52 I think I dreamed it up as a catchphrase, as kind of a truism just to back up the fact that this column is so popular. It wasn't any ulterior motive and I wasn't trying... No no, that's alright! That's alright. And I love it! I wish I had used that in my commercial life No one ever went broke advertising on an Adam Curry show. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, you could do that it's a good bit yeah is there any evidence that no one ever went broke? I just said it! I don't have to have evidence. We can say there is no evidence okay yes there's no evidence uh so but with that was with print media things are

58:35 blocked off in such a way that you can put an ad next to the Dvorak column. With tweets and things are just out of control, it's all public developed, this is the wild west and you have to put an ad here or there is very difficult to position the ad where you can be assured That A, you won't go broke and B, you won't be some buddy cussing away, cussing up a storm and then you get associated with that. This is why Twitter's business model never worked vis-a-vis another good word you can use vis-à-vis Google or Facebag

59:11 is with brand advertising, you have to have an entire army of people who are servicing the client. Servicing the client all day long to make sure they're happy. Oh do you take the call at 11 at night? I can't my niece just called and sent me a screenshot of my ad next to Addix Jones! What's going on?! and you have to deal with that shit. And this is why we know he's not sincere because those are exactly the people must came in fired, all of that management and that handholding and client services

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Musk's Software Stack, Hate Speech Policy

Elon Musk claims he intends to "completely rewrite the software stack" at Twitter. The hosts question the technical feasibility of this statement and suggest he may have a drop-in replacement ready. They also comment on Musk's verbal tics and his stated desire to keep hate speech away from advertisements.

elon musk· software stack· hate speech· twitter· tourette's· technology

59:53 So let's listen to, you know we heard the NPR report where they just kind of pass it off as something meaningless. Yeah so let's listen that there are tidbits and I have four or five clips from Musk that kind of give us a little idea some other things he is going to do and then i have this scheme that what you are the only one thus far when I'm backing you up with these clips has revealed and so lets start with some of those little... Can I just tell you something? This morning and of course everyone needs We never reveal to each other what we're going to talk about. I mean, I get John's clips...I look at the titles just to see what i may not have to do because you know I might want to clip it but when I saw this my heart kind of sank

1:00:36 Because at first I thought, oh man John's gonna rip my whole theory to shreds. I really thought that! I really did... You always have that negative attitude about things it's you're a paranoid freak you know that well and maybe just uh you know i'm not so self-assured as I sound now I would say if could do that I would. I know this is why I am worried! Hold on one other important thing to know about the show Just so you know, it started off this way and to this day it is still... To a degree it is still Adam and John trying to top each other with a better clip or a better story. Or something more revealing Yeah that's true That's the entertainment part of the show There it is! It's entertaining That's the entertainment Don't ya think? Yes yes yes We're genius

1:01:30 It's a fluke by the way, if you want to know the genesis. No! Before we do donations I'll prove to you that it is no fluke We are just genius Alright what are doing? Well let's start with his... Let's do a thing with the shorty on hate speech This is very short three second clip And I thought this sums up everything about the hate speech part of this argument Yeah I don't think having hate speech next an ad is great Now, now I'm glad you caught that. Wait! He sounds like... Okay this is gonna sound kind of weird and i don't want to trigger anybody but he sounds like one of those guys we don't have that anymore because there's too many caller IDs and identification but back when we were kids you know especially a good-looking woman could sometimes on her landline receive a phone call and she'd pick it up and it would be someone going yeah you don't have those anymore

1:02:30 No, somehow they'll get revisited on cell phones. But no not so much that I know of maybe some women out there can correct us but yes a little giggle at the end it was a weird thing it was like exactly what you said yeah it didn't sound very good again it's only three seconds and that was very very weird Yeah I don't think having hate speech next to an ad is great Now when I played that initial clip with all the ums and so-um, he's really bad. He is worse than a stammerer. He also has Tourette's, he has tics, he does all kinds of stuff...I see it. I have compassion for him in that regard. Us geniuses have all these interests. I haven't noticed the Tourette's, you spotted them? Oh yeah! All kinds of tests.

1:03:29 I'm visualizing it now. Verbal tics, verbal tics and some head tics? Some jerky motion tics? For some reason i was probably idolizing him too much and I would never idolize someone with tics. This is what I'm talking about, okay? This is the humor. Alright so we know that so he doesn't like hate speech next to ads So let's listen to this this is interesting there's a software stack software stack only got the keys of the building you know week ago Friday

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Twitter User Growth, Jason Calacanis

The hosts mock a conversation between Elon Musk and an advertising executive regarding record-breaking user growth on Twitter. They joke about Jason Calacanis's role in pitching ideas and the potential for exaggerated press releases. The segment highlights the skepticism surrounding Twitter's internal metrics during the transition.

elon musk· jason calacanis· twitter· user growth· press release· advertising

1:04:11 I'm moving pretty fast here, but it does take a moment to completely rewrite the software stack. Wow! So they're going to rewrite the entire code base for Twitter? No... The software stack! That's interesting and heres another one that was interesting. Can i just say.. can i just say this again because i have a problem with what he is saying actually I only got the keys to the building a week ago Friday. So, you know, we're moving pretty fast here but it just takes a moment to completely rewrite this software stack."

1:04:57 So, I mean it takes a moment to completely rewrite the software stack. Is he going to rewrite Linux? Is he going to rewrite middleware databases? It doesn't even sound like someone who knows or is even intending on...I think he's got something drop-in replacement ready to go That's what, when you have a stack you just put a different stack in place. You're not rewriting all the code. You're putting something else? I think there is a clue here. There is a clue here. You know that observation? I'm 100% with ya'. Yeah there was a clue here. Okay that's a clue. Here's another one this is the ToddBit growth clip. Okay. Yeah well and we've for the record like we are seeing record breaking user growth on the platform since you took the keys

1:05:44 So that's excellent. And... I love this the most, hey Elon, you be Jason Calacanis and you pitch me the idea of just lying and putting out a press release that there is enormous user uptake. Okay here we go, hey Jason Yeah, you know I got a great idea of what you can do. You can take the...uhh..You could just lie because nobody's gonna notice and so if you just tell them this they're gonna believe ya! It's a great idea and you can credit me later by giving me a good job. Exactly! Ladies & Gentlemen The No Agenda Players. Chapeau Back! So let's go with Musk Scheme 1 Conversation around Vine and Can you just

1:06:44 Talk about some of the stuff you're really excited about. From a product perspective. She picked up on his excitement Who did this interview? Is this in PR still? No, she's a woman... This is the... She's a woman! Are you sure?! This is a presentation to the advertiser. She's a queer head of advertising or something like that Oh so it's still the ad and this is on the... Everything you've heard is from this presentation Dude, I'd be like messaging you in the meeting going, that guy's a perv. We're not putting any money in that guys hands. Uh-uh! I heard there were people who actually were cancelling orders during that meeting

CHAPTER 24 / 55 Discussion

Twitter Video Expansion, Vine Resurrection

Elon Musk announces plans to invest heavily in Twitter's video capabilities, including potentially resurrecting Vine. He outlines a roadmap for Blue Verified users to upload 10-minute, 42-minute, and eventually multi-hour HD videos. The hosts discuss the massive server and architecture upgrades required to support such a shift.

twitter· vine· video· hd video· server upgrades· architecture

1:07:29 That's hearsay, but let's listen. It was reported it was reported But here's now these are these two clips are backing your ideas up again I know Listening to these clips by the way I want to compare The analysis you can come out of with actually all the clips I've played so far which what NPR had to say Which was basically nothing Listen to this conversation around vine and can you just Talk about some of the stuff you're really excited about from a product perspective, aside from we've already talked about subscriptions. But what else? You said to me and the organization before about video and

1:08:09 all those kinds of things. So talk a little bit about that. Yeah, video is definitely an era where Twitter has been historically weak and it's an era that we're going to invest in tremendously. I did ask people what their interest was in Vine not that would want to resurrect Vine in its original state but just would they want a Vine-like thing reimagined for the future? And people were excited about that. One of the things, if somebody does become paid Blue Verified is that they will be able to initially use or download 10 minutes of high-depth video which we'll be expanding to 42 minutes soon and then several hours as we fix a bunch of stuff on the backend servers. There are a bunch of fundamental

1:09:03 technology architecture changes that are needed at Twitter in order to support a significant video. So we've got to make those core software upgrades, server upgrades in order to support a large amount of video but we are absolutely going to do that." What is he... Is he level of... Sorry I don't mean as bad but dude named Ben running the servers like We've gotta upgrade the servers That's real? That's the issue? You just need bigger servers?! This guy's full of monkey poop. Well, if he's going to do what he said was these... He's got to upgrade something because if you're gonna do two hours of HD video You're gonna need some something back there to carry all this stuff This is a lot of overhead So I think what he's saying is we just need more gear And don't forget my basic thesis which I still think it's valid and I think may still be valid

1:09:59 is a lot of the reasons that, and you see it with the fail whale that disappeared. And then all of a sudden they started shadow banning people as I always thought that Twitter was overburdened. I never thought they could handle the lows that they were witnessing and that's the reason people weren't getting their tweets out. No no, that was in my opinion because they were initially based on RSS because they were a podcasting company if you remember And they used that infrastructure to use tweets and that just fell apart because it's not intended to be centralized. It is a decentralized protocol, so then they retooled I think it was after three or four years John took quite awhile for them to retool everything but they did eventually move to wait for it headless Drupal you're not using Drupal of course not

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Twitter Banking, Money Market Accounts

Elon Musk reveals a vision for Twitter to become a financial hub, offering high-yield money market accounts, debit cards, and peer-to-peer payments. He suggests pre-populating accounts with $10 to encourage internal circulation before allowing withdrawals to authenticated bank accounts. The hosts express shock that mainstream financial media like CNBC has largely ignored this move toward becoming a global bank.

twitter· banking· money market· debit cards· cnbc· elon musk

1:10:49 You said it as though you're giving us some facts there. You're being sarcastic! I can't help it, that was an easy one... Sarcasm doesn't work but anyway onward wasn't being sarcastic well yeah when you said they using headless Drupal That's not being sarcastic thats being humorous I consider it sarcastic to even bring up the word Drupal okay you Drupal? Anyway why don't you is at the end of clip that was the end of clip 1 Okay, go to clip two. We also need to enable monetization of content for creators and if we provide creators with the ability to post what they create on our platform and to monetize it at a rate that is at least competitive with the alternatives then of course creators will natively post their content on Twitter why not so those are kind of no-brainer moves

1:11:43 Then, also keyed off of verification paid verified is now we know that this is someone who has been authenticated by the payment system or by the conventional payment system. Now we can say like okay you've got a balance on your account do you want to send money to someone else within Twitter? And maybe we pre-populate their account with and say, okay we're going to give you $10.00 and you can send it anywhere within Twitter. Then if you want to get it out of the system then now you need to send it to a bank account so attach an authenticated bank account to your Twitter account

1:12:29 Then the next step would be, let's offer an extremely compelling money market account so you get extremely high yield on your balance. And then why not move cash into Twitter? Great! That sounds like a good idea and then add debit cards checks or whatnot and I think it will just basically make the system as useful as possible The more useful and entertaining it is, the more people will use it Does he know this is recorded and broadcast on the internet? If he knows, nobody's paying attention. I mean... And he's saying this to advertise- He does not give a shit about the audience You wouldn't- I mean you're right, I've done many pitch meetings with advertisers and- The dog may bark in a moment, I think some package is coming

1:13:25 And you know, there's just certain... You suck up basically. You're just continuously making them feel good that's just how it works and you reassure them because they're little children with a big checkbook and you don't go off into Never-Never Land about I'm gonna be your bank and oh by the way wouldn't it be great if he was a CBDC? He'd miss that part that would have been beautiful! If he is certainly ready for it he'll be the guy yeah I agree. With all the payment, authenticate and think about it you know what? You're getting money market accounts on Twitter! What?! That right there is what PBS should be talking about or NPR No one has noticed until you noticed in the last show How about CNBC let's see what CNBC are saying about them They are so stupid these people they really can't...they have zero

1:14:18 Zero thought patterns is just wow the Dow Jones is up 1200 points. Holy guacamole Let me see do have anything on Elon anything on Elon man? He's not even on oh here it is Read Elon Musk's first email to all Twitter employees. Remote work over! Company needs subscriptions!" This is your financial press? The guy is literally talking about starting and becoming a bank. Yeah, the guy's talking about becoming the Bank of the World... And everything you'd ever want from a bank he's talking about it openly and nobody's noticing?! What!?

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FTX Collapse, Stablecoins on Twitter

The discussion touches on the risks of digital finance, referencing the collapse of FTX. The hosts speculate on whether Musk will use a stablecoin or Dogecoin for Twitter's internal economy. They analyze the cost-effectiveness of internal ledgers versus traditional payment processing for small transactions.

ftx· stablecoins· dogecoin· elon musk· banking· payment processing

1:15:00 And it's all gonna be doge. Well, he doesn't even bring any of that in I mean no He's not saying enough to keep some bank What he is saying is enough to keep CNBC bit busy for a week But you know now he is not going to Do doge by the way because Now and if you're not even talking about there because he serious he now he means it Enough messing around now. I mean it for real I'm glad you got that. Is the whole thing available? I'd love to watch the whole thing. Yes, the whole thing's available Just out of professional interest There is other stuff in there too and then you can also make it one of the biggest collections of um so uh... There is that yeah there is that Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh Poor guy But this information which I will give you 100% credit for first coming across

1:15:54 is now, it's obvious what's going on. He says he's saying it and nobody is paying any attention to this. It's unbelievable to me! The interesting thing is that he wants...he said specifically maybe I give you 10 bucks up front in your account which you can give to anybody who want on Twitter Now did he say $10? or I don't remember what he said. He said ten. But he said ten or ten dollars? He said ten dollars right so it could be a stable coin it could be anything It's not gonna be $10. No, I tell you it can't be because the product to send any fraction of ten dollars through the traditional payment processing system is just too expensive He won't be doing that traditional payment processing system. Yeah, they'd be all internal exactly Exactly that's called a stable coin by the way

1:16:48 Well, whatever it's called if you can go to my bank account which it seems so yeah well You should you should talk to people who? Invested in FTX and ask if that always works to take it out and put it in your bank account If he does it then I get a connection of my bank again. I'm good to go you trust Elon Yeah Even though you know his evil plan and the mark of the beast. I know his evil plan Before we take our break, I want to play a redux clip because it kind of plays into the difference between Everything you've heard that ten billion dollars the mainstream media made Elon becoming the bank and little old podcasters Adam & John who

CHAPTER 27 / 55 Discussion

David Bowie, 1999 Internet Prediction

A 1999 clip of David Bowie is played, where he predicts the internet will become an "alien life form" and fundamentally change the relationship between providers and audiences. One host recalls Bowie being a fan of their previous show, "Silicon Spin." They discuss how Bowie's vision of a "simpatico" relationship between creator and audience has come to fruition.

david bowie· internet· 1999· silicon spin· content provider· medium

1:17:40 have just decided to see if we could get any value back for the value we create. And someone sent me a link to this, and I'm like oh man! We haven't played that in a long time This is from 1999 David Bowie talking about the impact of the internet. I don't think we've even seen that tip of the iceberg. I think the potential of what the Internet is going to do to society both good and bad is unimaginable I think we're actually on the cusp of something exhilarating and terrifying.

1:18:16 It's just a tool though, isn't it? No. It's not... no. No it is an alien life form What do you think when you think then about the future Is there life on Mars? Yes! Its just landed here But that's simply different delivery system there You're arguing about something more profound Oh yeah I'm talking about the actual context and state of content is going to be so different from anything we can really envisage at the moment where the interplay between the user and the provider will be so insympatico it's going to crush our ideas of what mediums are all about. I've heard this before but only this time did it really hit me, This is exactly what is happening here.

1:19:06 You know, he was a huge fan and it was in contact with us at Silicon Spin. Mm-hmm Why he lived in some place that you were living in Bermuda I think at the time and He was a huge he listened out to show all the time And I think he got a lot of these ideas from us armed. I'm sure of it Of course every Ralph Macchio has a master yes but when he says The content provider and the audience are going to be so simpatico it will make us question what medium really is. Thank you David Bowie, that's exactly right! The medium is no longer important television the fact that you transmit it through that system or cable is no longer important but we're doing simpatico, so simpatico... David Bowie rest in peace

CHAPTER 28 / 55 Discussion

Mastodon, No Agenda Social Community

The hosts discuss the migration of Twitter users to Mastodon, noting that the No Agenda community has operated its own Mastodon server for years. They critique tech figures like Dave Winer and Kara Swisher for struggling to understand the decentralized nature of the platform. The segment emphasizes the importance of community-based social media over centralized corporate platforms.

mastodon· no agenda social· twitter· dave winer· kara swisher· decentralized

1:20:01 If you hear this, we've taken it to the next level. We don't even call our audience audience we call them producers How Bowie are we? How Bowie I think were pretty darn Bowie and with that! I'd like to thank you for your courage saying good morning to you the man who put the sea in the clenched election Ladies and gentlemen say hello to my friend on the other end Mr John C Dabura Good morning to you Mr Adam Curry In the morning all ships and seaboots on the ground feeding the air subs and one of the dames and knights out there In the morning to everyone in the troll room mainly trolls. How you doing trolls? You probably feel right at home because if you don't have a blue checkmark, you're gonna be right down with me With the bots and the trolls and that's so they must feel it'll feel real comfortable actually The trolls join us live on Thursdays and Sundays But they're actually there all the time because no agenda stream calm has a 24 7 livestream 12 shows live during the week of all times and

1:21:04 I mean, you're right. Fletcher does a bluegrass show early in the morning before Darren comes on Sunday, I think. Apparently it's quite good. It's just...I'm doing clips at that point. You might want to tune in. Think you'd like it. Talking to me? Yeah! Talking to you. Who else am I talking to? The trolls, that's right I have heard that there may be some issues here or there with connecting to the troll room. We're trying to figure out if something changed... Oh yes, did i send you that note? Some guy said they can't even log in! Do the voice properly.

1:21:42 I can't even log in. I tried and tried, and they wouldn't let me log in it's your fault Exactly you get what you pay for by the way so Time Talent Treasure You can always help us out But we'd like to take a look at the trolls today and see how many we have Okay Trolls put your hands up 1,814. Is it just going down and down? Are we just losing trolls? No I think exactly what that guy just told you yeah but i don't know how to fix it are people just giving up? You're not in charge of the troll room code or... But I feel responsible for the troll stack

1:22:21 Get a new stack. Get your troll stack, man! Alright trolls good to have you here of course noagendasocial.com is where you can also hang out it is a Mastodon server once again your No Agenda show way ahead of the curve we've been using Mastodon for our community for about three years? Maybe even more... More than three four years now It's been beautiful to watch all these idiots And with idiots I mean people who are leaving Twitter not because of the coming Mark of the Beast and Elon's total consumption of your life. No, it's really... He's racist! So they leave. You can find me on MasterDom! How many of those did you see?

1:23:13 Yeah, I stopped paying attention. Oh and so what happened is The then and I love watching the technology people a to in particular Dave Weiner Kereshwisher And they both are kind of like, I'm a mastodon. So as I find him on Mastodon and these tech people have no idea how it works and so I follow them right away and so it goes like this hey I'm here at Mastodon hi everybody well screw the screw Twitter. Wow this is really not sure how works its kinda confusing. One thing that the news media points out

1:23:53 Many Twitter users are moving from Twitter to Mastodon a twitter-like experience with the chronological timeline And that's exactly and that's exactly what breaks these people So some most of them figured out so day two was like hey, this is kind of interesting. It's kind of cool Hmm there's an I can edit my post whoa anybody out there And then by the third day, there's no posts. They're done because they don't understand that you need to join a community and communities intersect with other communities. That's how it works! And that's why we've...you know..that's why our server is limited to 10 thousand

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No Agenda Art, Mimi Dvorak Anecdote

The hosts review the artwork for the episode and share an anecdote about Mimi Dvorak confronting a rude individual in a supermarket. They joke about Mimi needing a body cam for her public interactions. The segment highlights the active participation of the "No Agenda Art Generator" community in the show's production.

no agenda art· mimi dvorak· body cam· trans issues· podcasting· community

1:24:40 10,000 trolls. Anyway you can join I think we still have some room sign up dot no agenda social com and when you do so actually i've said it to the automatically are following Adam John the two most important people in your life. And now let us thank the artistes for episode 1501 that was a still part of our celebration week we titled it Under Salt and the art was When I took a little bathroom break, I came back. I said anything what do you see in the artist? I have one this is the one it's the one no arguments! I don't care who you are This is the one and it was the one by Nessworks which was the vote get monation It was the voting box That is not the way that discussion went Oh, I'm sorry how did he go? You're like doing it...you're doing Mimi's imitation of me

1:25:37 Well, we're both married to you so... We would know. Hey! You walked into that one I did So Mimi's imitation of me is always the same That's it That's the whole imitation No no That goes no further than that That's not true NO It goes like this You know what John will do? That's how it goes There's an intro piece to it She's so badass. I told her, we were talking about something the other day and uh...I told you need to wear a body cam because apparently she goes in places and when someone is a dick she tells them they're dick to their face like rather loudly. Her favorite thing is calling men yeah she does this constantly. And she does it in public settings so she gets either round of applause or some thumbs up or people all cower. Bodycam! She told me this story about some

1:26:33 a trans guy who was in the supermarket. You tell the story. I can't remember this story, but he's some tall trans dude... But he had fake boobs on kind of like the fake boobs... Yeah like the shop class guy. Half the size though And he was there with his mother and all he did was berate the mom. So Mimi jumped all over him. Stop being mean to that old lady! This woman, what 6'4", something like that? The trans guy. Yeah big tall dude. John I beg you, I beg the family, la familia

1:27:14 We need a body cam on Mimi. This is gold, baby! Gold! It would be... it would be gold for some... yeah especially when Elon gets this thing where he gets paid for these things Go Elon! I would say don't hold your breath Anyway You were pretty confident you liked this one a lot? I do think- I was confident because as soon as i saw it there's the winner That's yeah, that's how it went in my mind that translated differently. I guess yeah Let me see so what else did we and everybody agreed when the I go to the chat room? But no agenda social has a group of artists and they they go No, they're all know me now their insincere oh

1:28:07 They're all like, hey congrats great work fucker. You know that's what they're doing you know it! I'm so sure of it Hey that was great oh congrats two in a row bastard. I'm telling ya. I know artists. I'm sure there is sub thread somewhere or another instance that we are unaware of where we are like man Adam and John suck man. These guys don't know what they're doing We love our artists. We love all the I'm already that did this stuff come in this morning Yeah, some Tanta me dynamite on to Neil's stuff What else was there? There was we had another Noah Jenna like I voted badge that was nice or is he yeah No Clip of the day Mac and cheesy

1:29:02 Was there not that much or did stuff get moved? No, this thing was so... I mean heads and shoulders above everything else. Oh yeah, that was very good. Nestworks thank you so much congratulations and of course i'm only kidding! It's a great community uh and we hone their skills. We don't hone their skills. Have you seen top row of the, so the way this works is artists they listen live during the show when we're done then they already have the artwork up. So that we can choose something. I'm gonna say what it is. In one of the spots for the art somebody put in- Correct a record. Instead of art he put in a bunch of text that says placeholder

1:29:52 for comic strip bloggers inevitable butt-inspired clenched artwork. See? They all love each other, they know each other's style! They know each other's vibe man Thank you all so much Noah Jender Art Generator. He clenched the election. NoahJenderArtGenerator.com or get one of those fancy modern podcast apps for a modern podcast not some old medium that you're still tethered to and you can see all these things flying by. Someone even worked with CarPlay and Android Auto so while you're driving, you see the artwork flipping. It's a distraction! I don't know if your driving is such a good idea? It's a great idea! Some of this art is very funny and you'll be driving along... John are you on the 2.0 bandwagon or are you pushing back now?! Well I'm just saying for car use- It should be entertaining for your passengers You're driving the Uber People can comment on it while you're playing the show

CHAPTER 30 / 55 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits, BattlePenguin.com

The hosts thank high-tier donors, including Richard Leone and Summit Khanna. Khanna, a researcher at MIT, describes using Python scripts to analyze CDC and Johns Hopkins data during the pandemic, reaching similar conclusions to the show. He promotes his ad-free website, BattlePenguin.com, which focuses on web censorship and propaganda.

richard leone· summit khanna· battlepenguin.com· python scripts· cdc data· value for value

1:30:46 I'm sure all Ubers play our show. Hey, wanna hear a cool podcast? We need to get Uber on board with our show before they go out of business! Quick! Let us thank the The executive and associate executive producers for episode 1502 now with that I will say that we are as of this Episode are going to start making good for some of the 1500 celebration week mishaps and things that just went wrong because of the breakage of the entire value for value model. And thank you all, by the way for some of your many good suggestions we're working on that give us a month or so maybe two. We'll put it in the FAQ will let you know when its updated. Jan 1! Q1 baby its q1 thats what were aiming for

1:31:45 So it will be a little long here and there, and I think we have to split them up just because there's so many make goods. But let us start with today's first executive producer Richard Leone from Canton Ohio comes in with $1,000! And we thank him very much for that he says this should take me to Barron since the last 1,000 was a double-up? That's right question if being missed made me a black knight could i be a black & gold knight What does that mean? I know, he just wants more status. No! First note lost...I wanted to be knighted. Sir Hu Det of the Hall of Fame City we got you covered Richard thank you very much for your support we really appreciate it all right next up is Summit Khanna at MIT in Chattanooga Tennessee He sent a note and check

1:32:44 and uh, S-U-M-I-T is his name. It's actually his name. Huh? Summit?! Uh I can't remember and by the way I cut this note down because it's... Is Summit a man or woman? Isn't Summit...? Is that a dude's name? Well, it may explain itself here. I think it's a dude because he or she maintains the website battlepenguin.com and that has got to be a guy! I can't remember when I started listening to NO Agenda who recommended it but I'm glad I did. It was one of those few objective reviews of reality during the Trump years and into the beginning of this scam-demic

1:33:24 Due to your coverage in March of 2020, I started to pull numbers myself from the Johns Hopkins and CDC data. Ran them through my own Python scripts dude! And came up with the same conclusions as so many. The world was totally overreacting." Then he goes on with some issues about Netflix and the rest. And I'm gonna skip down to he says that's all I want to say, I really appreciate what you guys do please accept my contribution I need no de-douching! I'm a pirate and i'll own it if anyone was like me the entertainment industry would collapse! He has a smiley face true

1:34:04 But not everybody's like you and never will be. So they're not gonna collapse. Please mention my website, battlepenguin.com which I already did. I run zero ads and I write a lot of articles your listeners may be interested in but also at jsumdog on any social and run my own Fediverse instance at jsumdog dot com. Thank you for your courage and could I have a turn the frogs gay, and we're all gonna die. Thanks summit! I was just looking at his website it's pretty cool actually is some good stories here Wikipedia as a source of political propaganda

1:34:49 Okay, goodbye to PayPal. The growing fight against censorship on the web. He's got some interesting stuff here I don't like them putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin frogs gay! Oh Sorry it didn't happen We're all gonna die There we are Uh...I have gotten a request from the uh..from the knighting team Knighting and damming team To only mention the roundtable requests during actual reading of the notes themselves, they feel that I'm butchering too much of them at the end and it's messing stuff up. So i'm going to adhere to that but everything is ordered

CHAPTER 31 / 55 Discussion

Knighting Ceremony, Texas Nationalist Movement

During a knighting ceremony for Nathan Lombardi, the conversation turns to the "Texit" movement for Texas independence. A donor from the Texas Nationalist Movement encourages the hosts to look into the organization. The hosts discuss the economic and military viability of an independent Texas, mentioning the presence of NASA and major defense contractors.

nathan lombardi· texas nationalist movement· texit· independence· lockheed martin· nasa

1:35:30 usual. And I say that because Nathan Lombardi has something he wants to order, he is our first associate executive producer from Lake Wylie in South Carolina 287.01 Dear Adam and John today i'm happy to offer this value and exchange for a seat at the roundtable! Adam hit me in the mouth on his first Joe Rogan appearance and the journey so far has been transformative to say the least You're trans, man. Love it! This week I joined No Agenda Social and i'm not surprised that has already replaced Facebag and other socials as my go-to platform Please knight me as Sir Thomas McKean Knight of the House of Lombardi after my paternal great grandmother's ancestor who was a colonel for George Washington signed the Declaration of Independence for Delaware and served as governor of PA

1:36:17 If it do please, I will take a tall glass of Blanton's bourbon with a lit tie stick at the round table. I'll get you a lit tie stick! Man can you imagine what your great-grandmother's ancestors would think of Federman? Just saying... Thank you very much Nathan we got you covered. There ya go. Tie sticks still a thing?! Yeah, I mean yes. Remenap in Grassenville, Graysonville probably Maryland 250 and In the morning John Adam this donation for my handsome husband Brian Riley this comes from Allison yeah

1:37:05 who is on his way to knighthood. I love you more every day, November 6th was also his birthday so if he could please add him he's added to the birthday list. D-douche me! You've been d-douched We're forgetting to donate last week when i could have doubled up my double upped a whole amount but anyway Jingles Brennan innocent until proven until alleged the Brennan clip, which is a classic. And R2-D2 karma we got married in Maryland in September of this year and we were a little worried when John dropped his rain stick... Dropped it? Yes I did! A few weeks before since we had an outdoor wedding with no backup plan but it all worked out random fact but Christian Christine, I'm sorry Christine Lagarde was our commencement speaker for our college graduation in 2017

1:37:57 All we remember is that speech was extremely boring and lasted way too long. She also mainly focused on women graduating and ignored the men! This is content, people this is why you tune in where else would you hear... Thank you all for what you do and congrats on your 15th anniversary Allison Oh thank you very much Allison People are innocent until alleged to be involved in some type of criminal activity You've got karma Thank you for bringing that one up Kenneth Kasper is in New Braunfels, Texas 201.86 and he sent in a note He says hey John Adam Thank you for all your hard work to keep us informed and teaching us how to look at the media critically Adam being in beautiful Texas Hill country have you heard of the Texit movement? Yes I have The Texas National nationalist movement has been working hard to gain our independence We had meetup and local organizations across this state the state Check us out on the web

1:38:57 at TNM.me Oh, he's a Texas Nationalist Movement district director SD25 I don't know if this is a good idea we'd...I mean we don't want to be part of the United States and I kind like the United States You gotta remember Adam is not a Texan No! I'm accepted, I am an acceptin' Yeah But I'm not really Yeah, I don't know if all Texans feel that way. Oh screw them we'll just be our own state! Our own country! It's a lot of work it's...I think people underestimate. You have to have an army you have your National Guard already

1:39:41 And you know, all the ammo and weaponry we have... I mean, I like the idea personally but I'm not in Texas. You know, I think California could be its own country and it would be the seventh biggest economy in the world. It'd be a big, you know, country but... Yeah! No, that's exactly right. They're already charging us full tilt for everything or overcharging us taxes and everything in between so we can probably put the army together pretty quickly. We also have Lockheed Martin here and we've got NASA. NASA Space Center. We already have the armaments companies here, tons of them. We're cutting off all your lines for tech companies and you won't be able to get Facebook on the continent! You won't be able to get Twitter on the continent John when you're in your own world Well it's something to think about but yeah it's probably a bad idea and it's not good for this show well might be Thank You Kenneth

CHAPTER 32 / 55 Discussion

Donor Thank-Yous, Shakedown Street Knighting

The hosts continue thanking producers, including Alex Green, who is knighted as "Sir Brafacy of Shakedown Street." Green shares how the show gave him the courage to express conservative opinions in liberal New York. He also provides books written by his grandfather, Bill Green, regarding the role of elites in society.

alex green· shakedown street· new york· buffalo wings· bill green books· receipts

1:40:37 Sarah Gardner's next on the list and she's in Wilmington, North Carolina. $200.51. North Carolina is the no agenda state of choice. Show a birthday shout out to Tom Gardner from wife Sarah. Please give him a biscuit for his birthday R2D2 karma for his 51st trip around the sun! They always give me a biscuit on my birthday You've got karma Alright, we got Steve P. And where's Steve P from? Hold on a second... What uh- oops I thought i had the right

1:41:19 He's page one. Oh, I'm sorry. I see what I'm doing wrong. All right Steve P you're page one all right oh nice uh living the dream card it's a cute little card yeah love both of you thank you for your courage and please de-douche me You've been dedouched Love from Steve P in Waukesha Wisconsin i think i'm saying that right waukesha Waukesha. Maybe Waikusha. You say Keshia, I say Kooshia. Wirt Fuller in or wurt, it's gotta be Wirt. In Batavia New York at 200 bucks and he sends another... It's Batavia we say Batavia. Well there you go! It's Batavia to the people with the pinky fingers out. Only people in Finance say Batavia. I'm in Finance in Batavia. Congrats on 1500 episodes

1:42:18 Best hours I spend in a week listening to no agenda. Hello Thank you boom and that's it for vert That's all you gotta know Alex Green is in Greenfield Park, New York Hey nearby people one oh, no, I'm sorry Well, I'm gonna read his note anyway since we'll be already started he's 144 45 but he will be a a Knight do you mind if I just read him here? If you can cut it short. No, there's no way to do it! Look at the size of this note! Man look at the size of that guys thing I have finally earned the esteemed title of Knight Please deduce me You've been de-duced I would like to assign myself the title of Sir Brafacy Knight Of Shakedown Street and he says first and foremost need to send y'all a massive thank you The show has changed my life for the better What?

1:43:10 Shake down street. I used to fear giving my opinions as i currently live in the ultra liberal state of New York, went to undergrad at a small liberal arts college in Vermont and was born and raised in greater Boston. Dude it's like you got three strikes The fact that he can survive that means anyone can. This guy is some kind of Superman Since listening to your show I have found the courage to stand steadfast in my opinions and have learned some skills on how to express these thoughts using evidence-based arguments. I could even send... Ta da! I got receipts, mofo!! I can even send show notes to help explain my points you guys are the best

1:43:54 He sent us both a package with his grandfather's books, which yes I did receive the parasitic role of the elites. Thank you and John you probably got a copy of The Common Genius? I think so, yeah. Yeah! I appreciate it and they're in the big stack but it will be read and that's a reminder here's Grampy is a true free thinker an amazing man has a lot of wisdom to provide us all um...and you can find some of his sage advice at BillGreenBooks dot com thanks again for everything boys for the round table please get your finest buffalo wings Caesar salad and four pack of Hattie Toppers jingles uh... yeno oh should have done a yeno do I have a yeno?

1:44:37 Y'know, y'know. Do we have a jingle of Y'know? Yeah the Beatles yeah. The way you say goodbye I say hello. Mariachi and Patriot Karma for all thank you for your courage the newly dubbed Sir Brafussie Knight of Shakedown Street You're saying yeah, while you're saying no. I don't know why you're saying yeah while saying no. Okay, you know what? No, no, no, no!

CHAPTER 33 / 55 Discussion

Damehood Inductions, Chronic Health Community

Aaron Harvey and Emily Clanton are inducted as Dames. Clanton proposes creating a space for producers with chronic health conditions to connect without fear-based narratives. Michael Burdett shares his story of using show knowledge to file for a religious exemption during the pandemic to keep his job.

aaron harvey· emily clanton· damehood· chronic health· insurance companies· value for value

1:45:29 No, no, no. Hey! No, no, no... Come on. You've got karma. That's actually a nice little sequence there I kind of enjoyed it. I liked it. Haven't heard those in awhile Let's grab a couple of these make goods John we can do more in our second segment If you don't mind. No, I think it's great! Uh...I will kick it off with Aaron Harvey

1:46:07 Thanks to numerous switch-roos from Sir Harvey Wallbanger, I am now a dame. From Aaron Since I reached Damehood thanks to the double donation promotion! I wish to be called Damediscount and would like the placards made by PartyPlacards.com at the roundtable Oh you are sly And anyone looking for custom party and event decorations go to PartyPlacards.com enter the code ITM10 at checkout for a discount Man, I love people who pick up on a double-up offer and still manage to make some money out of it. Very well done Aaron we'll see you at the roundtable. Emily Clanton happy anniversary would like to reach out to other producers who are living with chronic health conditions? I don't have a clear idea how this will work but i think we should have a place to connect that is free of constant externalized fear and pressure Have you ever heard of knowagendasocial.com

1:46:59 Instead, we should look at things from the perspective of insurance companies. They demand annual prioritization for treatments meaning the conditions which currently have no cure. This must mean that cures for everything are imminent I'd be like to call Dame Dame Dame Dame It's a Japanese word for No Good or Stop Dame Dame You commonly hear it when a child or animal engages in a no-no activity. I'd like gluten free pumpkin pie at the table, please! People interested in getting in touch can email me at chronicallybadasspm.me Wow... So stomach issues probably as well and gluten crap there's more It could just be the vid by itself who knows? Who knows? Michael Burdett Burdett Burdett he says wow

1:47:55 Wow! News, comedy, deconstruction, great stories and the sound. Well I envy your skills Adam When John left Twit I followed John to the No Agenda show The show seemed a little weird at first but...I've been a douchebag ever since Sure i've donated here and there but it's hard to say if return value for value During COVID armed with knowledge from no agenda I filed for my exemption kept my job serving our doctors A value I could never repay I should have joined the Great Resignation, but instead I adopted a couple of human resources. My grandkids." We had a blast leaving Seattle on empty planes to experience small crowds at entertainment venues across the red states It wasn't all great we the unvaxxed were banned from our cruise after being postponed for two years That was a bummer but next year we try again. I've grown fond of curry and The Keeper Oh that's nice thank you

1:48:43 After two divorces you to inspire me. Yes, you got it. You guys just gotta go for that third marriage bro My dubbing credit donations on show 1500 my doubling credit on donations on show 1500 put me over the knighthood threshold Yeah, normal staples at the table will be fine. However I could use a de-douching if you have any left your in luck You've been deduced and he will before with known as servant of my Lord Jesus Christ and they get monation No jingles no karma. You got it Do you have any of these in front of you or do you just want me to do them all? I'll read a couple. You got Micah, because I've got Micah... Michael Avell, am I a noot! You go for Micah! I screwed up and sent my donation email to the wrong address Thank-you

CHAPTER 34 / 55 Discussion

Louisiana LSU Coach, Roundtable Requests

The hosts read more donor notes, including one from Cory Buckwheat, leading to a brief imitation of the LSU football coach's accent. Donors request various items for the "Roundtable," such as South American empanadas, pierogies, and specific types of bourbon. The hosts acknowledge the backlog of notes from their 1500th episode celebration.

lsu football· louisiana· knighting· empanadas· pierogies· pivo

1:49:29 I believe i'm still able to become an instantite. Yes, all these things that were passed over for one reason or another... it holds! It just doesn't get credited immediately. I received during donation inflation week and credit on show 1501 To save time you do not have to read the email on the show. Oh, but I do want you both to know how much I truly appreciate everything You've done over there. She needs a de-douching De-douche And we'll go on to Alan Sibley, another one. Double 350 donation brings me to knighthood please knight me Sir Radical Knight of the Holy Orbs Holly H-O-L-E-Y Shout out to my smoking hot wife Shannon! SHANNON! and my wife and my friends and fellow listeners Jeremy and David Jeremy hit me in the mouth years ago thanks Jeremy thanks for all you do Alan Cory Booch Wheat How about Buckwheat?

1:50:35 It could be buckwheat. That's B-U-C-H, but I would call it Boots Wheat. That's from Louisiana But he's probably always from the Louisiana? I don't know how busy you and John are day in and day out of just my like...I'm gonna Be just like the coach of the LSU Football team who came from the north, but now talks like this! Just making this up. I don't know if he's from Louisiana. Oh well okay Well everyone got that. Everyone that watches football got what I had to say I know how busy you and John are, Dan. And Dad it was just my luck that you both had an overload of donations... I can't get the twang in there so I can't get it out! ...of donations and notes for show 1500. I originally sent this email to John but then I thought perhaps Adam would get a greater appreciation for my fiancé's new bake book.

1:51:19 Ah, well it must be irritating as hell reading our notes. No we entertain ourselves fine! As a first-time donation from show 1500 could I please ask to have my note read on the air only if possible for Sunday's show? Apparently not... It would mean a lot to me and also fall in line better for Jen's birthday on the 15th Can you also use my real name Cory Buckwheat not Ken Wheat I must appreciate, I much appreciate this. It is buckwheat then thank you for all the meticulous work all these years I'll copy the note below here thank you both God bless you both and then he goes on with some other note on top of this note No she not he she she Corrie

1:52:06 Oh, Cory. Cory needs a de-douching? I got it. You've been de-douched! Now this is the beginning of her journey to damehood and she talks about their business... Okay, I see that's Cory as girl. Cory is also man's name It's like Pat. I know but I read ahead and saw the dame thing so Yeah, she's a... yeah, Cory's a she Well actually no then you see Ken because Ken says please put the missus on the birthday list As we begin to celebrate her alleged 33rd...you guys are confusing Yeah, see this is the problem with these notes. I should mention something. These notes are out of control. One goes to me one goes they send them to me and they send them to Adam and they sent it where they should be sent which is notes at NoAgendaShow.net that's what he was supposed to go but they said... And I actually got one the other day that was sent to you, was sent in notes, was sent to JC at Dvorak.org and John at Dvorak.org or some other when I had three- Noah Jinn at Dvorak.org

1:53:01 And so it's like, OK. So we are going to straighten this out first quarter next year. Q1 everybody! I can't wait for that call Andrew PG. I donated for the 15th anniversary want to be the knight of the Patagonia y Tierra del Fuego For The Roundtable if we can have Shisha empanadas South American style Oh, I love empanadas Then we have Chris Weider Zekowski, I think we did the Zekowski sounds of sounds right to me. Congratulations on your 1500 episode thank you for your courage please knight me sir el asmo of Sarasota pure pierogies and pivo for the roundtable be fantastic stay safe

1:53:55 Daniel Possult, he had a correction. John Adams not too much trouble in regards to my donation note for episode 1501 I'd like to be knighted sir Dan someone yes will take care of it and for the roundtable like some Gubbles and ginger ale or geo-geo but what did is he starting say good no it's geogibles? I don't know. I don't know what he's talking about! I mean you don't these guys can order anything do you really want gubbles at the round table? He's sitting next to you You know and this is also a confusing thing because he was knighted as something else I guess but he says the tie was not received and if you look on the list there, He's not listed as a knight. He is listed as Sir Daniel Postel being operated. John, I think we already told everybody that were gonna fix it all?

CHAPTER 35 / 55 Discussion

LinkedIn Executive Producer Titles, Wu-Tang Ham

The hosts discuss the phenomenon of donors listing their "Executive Producer" titles on LinkedIn and receiving unsolicited job offers. Mark Schonka and his wife Sarah are knighted. An anonymous donor describes a "Gate 33" coincidence at Newark Airport that prompted their contribution to the show.

linkedin· executive producer· mark schonka· anonymous· newark airport· gate 33

1:54:43 Well, it's fixed but I don't know if there are fixing ones. Nothing is fixed. It's all broken. Go away! This is true nothing is fixed. Francie Silva... Hey gents this daming was missed for the 15th anniversary special my apologies I could have specified that donation was for daming in my PayPal note instead of the accompanying email yes that's a preferred method and guaranteed Original contents afforded in this email along with the accounting a dash of karma thrown in for the upcoming holidays would be cherished. Happy anniversary, Mike Kings! You are the best! Thank you very much we'll give ourselves a karma there. You've got Karma Aaron Meisenberg I believe my $232 donation for show 1499 was missed but I'd still like an executive producer credit and be knighted Sir A.A. Ron of The Little Luxembourg Settlement & Greater Bohemian Alps

1:55:33 No jingles, no karma because I'd ask for jobs karma just by asking. I had three unsolicited LinkedIn messages asking for interviews! Congratulations. You know what happens if you put your executive producer title in your LinkedIn? You get a lot of emails. I'm also a podcast executive producer and consultant. A lot of people who think that this credit is equal to a podcast consultant tell them to buzz off Mark Schonker Congratulations guys, thanks to your inflation special I am donating $1,000 to become an Insta Knight and switcheroo. Make my smoking hot wife Sarah an instadame please dedouche us! You've been dedouched We got hit in the mouth by a daughter-and-son law in the early COVID debacle And your show helped us keep our sanity we shared your show with many friends some of whom appreciate it Some of whom just can't break free of the M5M I would like my knight name to be Sir Marcus of Gurkha land

1:56:31 And Sarah would like to be Dame Sarah of the Lake Mary Agates. Agates? A-gates, a-gates... Agates! Agates? What's agates? I think agate. What is an agate? It's like an egg it's like a rock All right. At the round... And there's a bunch of agates, I guess at Lake Mary. It's some kind of rock? I'm guessing! That sounds right. But the round table, the mutton sounds great. Sarah would like a crisp Sauvignon Blanc and I would like a glass of Buffalo Trace with a Gurkha cellar reserve 15 cigar If you have a Gurkha sword for the nighting ceremony it would be cool John luckily has one of those Hold on a second You got the Gurkha Is it allowable to have if he- I thought there was no smoking at the table

1:57:14 Where have you been? Well that went out the door in 2009. Christopher Winter from Fitchburg, Massachusetts nuts he says In the morning crackpot and buzzkill thanks to the inflation special this donation of 333 dot 33 almost brings me to knighthood Adam can you kick in a penny I think I got it let me reach into pocket here second thought I had one oh its right in that corner Okay, got it. Please knight me Sir Christopher Brike of the Dirty Burg for the roundtable I'm requesting the Balvenie Caribbean Cask Skosh you got it Anonymous Congrats on a fantastic 1500 thanks to you in the no agenda community for keeping my amygdala small While the fact was a very thorough and enthralling read up there with some of the finest literature of the last century It's like with the FAQ on our website

1:58:11 I goofed up and just put some notes in the your thoughts field on the donation page for shows 1499 1500 which i'm sure got lost in the flood My 1500 donation came as I was making my way through Newark Airport to the gate from my flight home and when i saw it was Gate 33, the die had been cast. I knew what I had to do so hope this note finds you and serves as a combo note for my knighthood." It does! Please knight me, Sir Zio of the Wu-Tang Ham. I humbly request Proschetta, Bombete, and Prosecco...Proscheco for the round table? You got it two more three more here John pick one up pick one just jump in any time. A Duke Chris

CHAPTER 36 / 55 Discussion

Final Knighting, 15th Anniversary Wrap

The final set of knights and dames for the session are announced, including Trevor the Machinist and Chris Weinberg. The hosts emphasize the importance of sustaining donations for the show's longevity. They provide instructions for anonymous donations via PO Box to avoid PayPal's data collection.

chris weinberg· trevor the machinist· anonymous donations· sustaining donations· value for value· 15 years

1:58:50 This is good old Chris Weinberg. Greetings to John and Adam and the Lovely Keeper after hand delivering our 15th anniversary donation at Teen of the Keeper during the Sunday show 1499, I came home and decided to do a tally and realized that was so close to knighthood that it couldn't pass up this golden opportunity accounting below! There's really no other show like this, the best podcast in the universe. Or the best codcasts that's interesting and today's fish catch is mostly cod with some grouper. The void that would exist were you to cease broadcasting would be vast! It'd be vast I agree with that by the way

1:59:40 Can I get Pastor Manny's whoops-bombers behind? Thank you for your courage. Be blessed as you enter fully into your teenage years, just think! Soon you can drive the car. Please knight me Sir Alan the bearded and i will happily dine on the already present tomahawk steaks served with several hearty drams of Lagavulin 16 at the round table." Which, uh... Whoop Obama's ass. That's whooping. With the Constitution? Yeah yeah, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, whoop him, WHOOP HIM! Now get out there and whoop OBAMA'S behinds!

2:00:44 I know you guys have a lot of stuff to keep up with, says Matthew Wells on show 1500 but i only received credit for this show. Now see this is like one of these confusing credits all over the place and you gotta double this and that and it's just impossible Credit for show the once under 65 bucks which we normally just credit by name special EP credit and not the additional $35 I donate which is in this segment that would be people have this anonymous period some people have quant math All right, so here's what happened. Okay? That's bringing me to knighthood. Okay, that was great a donation amount for the show is 200 as confirmed in John's response to my previous email Yeah I probably wrote back so you've had correspondence. Yeah, they send something back too As proven by this that should have been closed the accounting again

2:01:35 the As Jingles, and I would like WWE and Dabs at the roundtable. Thank you very much Sir Matt Wells ways is he sir? Matt Wells no his night name's gonna be know it's the Austin predicables Yeah, that's what is going to predict cabbies predicting pedicab ease Oh, he's a pedicab pedicab ease so I don't get it Is he a knight already has he been 90 hasn't been knighted. No listen. I think so hello Would many people do

2:02:17 is they sign that usually there will say a song off with soon to be got it. Yeah, okay? Okay well he's hopefully been added today and last I'll do I'll read this one Trevor the machinist 500 bucks, okay. There we go please keep me anonymous credit is Trevor the machinist Okay you got credited correctly. You've got another thing that's an issue I'll tell everybody out there now because we had some guy who sent a notice and you named me you do dead named to Me I should have been anonymous

2:02:53 If you really want to be anonymous over $49.99, send in a check PO Box 339 El Cerrito California 94530 Box 339, El Cerrito California. Because that way you can be... Wait! Everybody get a pen write it down everybody You can back up this is recorded No you can also go to Dvorak.org slash NA It's right there on the right hand side down the right hand but you can see it right there is the PO box Yeah but they still don't know The point is that

2:03:30 This is gonna happen if you go through PayPal. It's okay, John! We get it we're fixing it stop harping already move on what really a bro K and no one's complaining but you I'm complaining yes please night Trevor the machinist thanks for the excellent media deconstruction jingles chemtrails beautiful yum a min fist bop no karma This is also gonna change by the way? Yeah, we're gonna stop doing jingles. I mean um we have to stop but people just take advantage of it! Yum...I will try this. I don't know if you had a beautiful Beautiful I do know got to the end of the year people who get your jingle requests in and your deduces quarter running out

2:04:17 What was the third one? Kim Trails, beautiful. Yum! Amen fist bump. Oh goodness. So it's three so only three. It's only three you're not the one looking them up. Boom boom boom. Beautiful. Yum! Amen fist bump. Nailed it All right, everybody. Thank you so much wait wait Tom Davies. We're gonna do it I'm sorry last one oh, I believe my 1500 episode note Let me do this correctly I believe my 1500th episode note may have been lost in the mayhem of the mess mass night formation Would you be so kind as to add me to the upcoming? Roundtable celebration BNJ NK with no special requests at the round table

2:05:08 How hard can that be? I'd like to be known as Sir Adam Giant of Cary, North Carolina. Keep up the great work! Tom Davies." Yay! Very nice. Thank you to all these executive associate executive producers 15th anniversary celebratory producers Knights, Dames, Barons We do hopefully have the entire list good for our ceremony later on with one of those funky ass swords that was requested and thank you again. And if I didn't say it during the 1500 week, thank you to everyone who is on The Sustaining Donations who kept on there throughout the various payment processing debacles

2:05:50 It's very appreciated because that really does make a difference. It's more than people understand and so even though John accused you of rightly, so virtue signaling It hurts so the people who throughout our history have and 15 years have been on sustaining donations Thank you. Thank you. Thank you If you'd like to learn more, you only have until January 1st to see the old donation page go there quick vorac org Slash n a thank you all for 15 years of your time your talent your treasure Our formula is this we go out We hit people in the mouth

CHAPTER 37 / 55 Discussion

Athens Protests, CIA Disinformation History

The hosts briefly mention mass protests in Athens, Greece, over energy and food costs. They transition to a historical look at CIA disinformation tactics, featuring Frank Snepp, an ex-CIA analyst who was sued by the agency for publishing a book without clearance. Snepp describes how the agency planted stories in the media during the Vietnam War.

athens· greece· taxes· energy costs· cia· frank snepp· disinformation

2:06:34 What else? Who would ask? Shut up, slave! Shut up, slave. Just briefly, just a little update since we do the show live anyway. This is sounds right now of Athens Greece where thousands have taken to the streets Guess what they're pissed off about? Taxes What?! The taxes! No...the cost of energy and food They're starving and can't drive like every other country except this is the EU And this is the weak sister of the EU This is new

2:07:14 This is new. What happens to a head within the next year or two? Luckily, nor agenda will have the best angles on it Hello as always now I have a couple of clips that want to get out of the way These are this is some CIA stuff Well, this is that now this is based on the clip that was posted online from Snowden Snowden posted this clip online. I picked it up It sounds like every other clip we played a bunch of these clips The last one we played was a CIA XCIA guy talking about how they did they would plant stories in Africa and then those stories were picked up by London, a CIA guy or M-96 guy in London. And he'd run it in London and then the US media was pointed to it. Yeah, and they would say according to The Africa Times and confirmed as The London Times also says... Exactly So now this guy is named Frank Snipp who actually wrote a couple of books and he wrote one book right after he quit the CIA

2:08:11 And he, the CIA sued him for some breach of confidentiality and actually took all his royalties to the tune of $300,000. He took all this money and then made it so that he had to clear everything he did through the CIA which is normal if you're ex-CIA and your writing books about the CIA. I can confirm that Don had to pull certain things out of his book pot shards Yeah. The agency said, nope! Nope! No one can know you were living in Japan for some reason

CHAPTER 38 / 55 Discussion

Frank Snepp, Planting Stories in The New Yorker

In a archival interview, Frank Snepp explains the process of "cultivating" respected journalists like Robert Shaplen of The New Yorker to spread CIA narratives. He describes dolloping out valid information to gain trust before dropping in false data, such as fabricated reports of North Vietnamese airfields, to influence Congressional funding for the war.

frank snepp· cia· the new yorker· robert shaplen· vietnam war· disinformation

2:08:49 Yeah, stuff like that. So here is... Now the thing that's interesting is what these two clips lead to which I'll get into after we play these two clips and this is a snap talking about how during the Vietnam era how they would plant, how the CIA would plant stories in the media and it makes nothing but sense and actually if you were- Question? Yes This interview because no one tells us where is this who did this interview where is this from We don't know Okay We don't know, this was just dropped on the market by Snowden with very little detail.

2:09:27 You briefed the press did you not when you were there well I had several jobs one of my jobs was that of analyst. I also was an interrogator and indeed brief the press when we the CIA wanted to Circulate disinformation on a particular issue Disinformation is not necessarily not necessarily a lie it may be a half-truth and we would pick out a journalist. I would go do the briefing, and hope that he would put the information in print. For instance if we wanted to get across to the American public that the North Vietnamese were building up their force structure in South Vietnam, I would go to a journalist and advise him that in the past six months X number of North Vietnamese forces had come down the Ho Chi Minh trail system through Southern Laos

2:10:21 Now, there is no way a journalist can check that information. So either he goes with the information or he doesn't and ordinarily or usually the journalists would go with it because it was...it looked like some kind of exclusive and I would say our percentage planning that kind of data was 70 to 80 percent. The correspondence we targeted were those who had terrific influence, the most respected journalists in Saigon like Robert Chaplin of The New Yorker magazine, Kyes Beach of the Los Angeles Times from time to time and also he worked for The Chicago Daily News. Bud Merrick of US News & World Report, Malcolm Browne of The New York Times even Maynard Parker of Newsweek Magazine we would

2:11:11 go after these gentlemen. I would be directed to cultivate them, to spend time with them at the Caravelle Hotel or the Continental Hotel, to socialize with him and slowly but surely try to gain their confidence by dolloping out valid information, information which was true And then I would drop in into a conversation the data that we wanted to get across which might not be true. One piece of data for instance, that we managed to plan and New Yorker magazine had to do with

2:11:48 a supposed North Vietnamese effort in 1973 to develop airfields along the border of South Vietnam. The reason we wanted to plant this information was that, that we were trying to persuade the US Congress that Saigon should be continued to... should continue to get a great deal of aid and that the North Vietnamese were the chief violators of the ceasefire accord. That was printed in The New Yorker magazine under the byline of Robert Chaplin, as indeed was a great deal of such information which we tried to circulate." I'm glad the CIA doesn't do that anymore!

CHAPTER 39 / 55 Discussion

Cross-Checking Disinformation, Smith-Mundt Act

Frank Snepp details how the CIA would provide the same disinformation to foreign ambassadors so that journalists would receive "false confirmation" when cross-checking stories. The hosts discuss the Smith-Mundt Act and its failure to prevent the domestic propagandizing of the American public by intelligence agencies.

cia· smith-mundt act· disinformation· ambassadors· media manipulation· spooks

2:12:34 Well, this is the reason he quit because he didn't think it was legit. And I kind of comments in that second clip... I can confirm the way he says certain things It's total spooks. We know he's a spook but he has the cadence everything Of real spooks you know like the ones that used to be my family Yeah well they're still in your family Well one or two we got a couple left But this, yes he has the and it's that cadence is a milieu cadence which is specific. And I've heard it elsewhere and I think we were probably

2:13:12 It's one of those that we can pick up I think sometimes. Hold on a second, if you had it in the beginning here? You briefed the press did you not when they were there well I had several jobs one of my jobs was that of analyst Now i think at the beginning of that interview is this way he says CIA or something like that it was like oh man I've heard that said exactly with that cadence Oh it's an in the original not in your clips okay onward If I planted a piece of information with the reporter, I would ordinarily then try to create an environment in which he could not check the information.

2:13:47 I would go to the British ambassador and brief him on the disinformation that I had just given the reporter. So when a reporter wanted to cross-check what I told him with, say, the British ambassador or New Zealand ambassador or what have you he would get false confirmation, the same message coming back at me saying, aha! I've got proof that Frank Sneppe told me the truth. When in fact What he'd gotten was simply an echo of what I've given him in the first place via a British ambassador or other over Friendly diplomatic contacts. I am as an XCI agent opposed to the disinformation activities In which I was involved, and I admit that I was involved and I think it Served no useful purpose propagandizing the American

2:14:36 public or Congress is not the CI's job. No, but luckily we have a law against that called Smith-Mundt Yeah and you can see since it was in play during that era how much that meant to anybody Zero I love the, alright tell the journalists one thing and then make sure that the ambassador has the same information because you know...I heard about it. Whatever it is, its just beautiful playing both sides. No, its actually quite... And I think that's the mission of CIA isn't it? It is to manipulate the media and coerce journalists into false information reporting. That's their job! Isn't that their description?

CHAPTER 40 / 55 Discussion

Columbia SIPA Alumni, Intelligence Recruitment

The hosts examine the alumni list of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), noting its high concentration of intelligence officials and political figures like George Tenet and Karine Jean-Pierre. One host shares an anecdote about journalist Gina Smith being recruited by the CIA in college to act as a "stringer" for the agency.

columbia sipa· madeleine albright· george tenet· karine jean-pierre· bill de blasio· cia recruitment

2:15:22 So I looked into this guy because he's got a wiki page and Snap is named Frank snap whether that's his real name or not We don't know because the CIA supposedly always uses different names aliases for everybody, but let's see He took the name as originally supposed to be Frank snip. The third doesn't make sense But okay, I'm gonna read this little part here CIA is a disin his career information. He was recruited into the CIA in 1968 by the associate dean of the School of Internet National and Public Affairs at Columbia Oh Philip Mosley I never thought that would be a spook outfit

2:16:04 So I'm thinking, they have the guy's name. This is like... this shouldn't be- How good of a job is the CIA doing when they're actually revealing something like this? So I went over and looked at The School Of International Public Affairs Columbia. I tried to get it look at their alumni and I would like to read about 25 names Class of what? What class or what? No there's no class of these are just alumni Okay People who have graduated from this public affairs school within Columbia University. It's going to be a huge list of douchebags, isn't it? Well let's see... Madeline Albright you think? Yep! A whole bunch of African leaders like Joseph Adda member of the Ghanaian Parliament and Ibrahim Gambari minister of external affairs in Nigeria Let's go with that David Kaye chief UN weapons inspector Oh here is one George Tenet

2:17:04 Oh, former director of the CIA. William Clark, the former US ambassador to India. A bunch of Chinese guys... a lot of Chinese Bill de Blasio mayor of New York Wait a minute that guy's a moron Tell me about it there are more morons to come Monica Crowley. How's that one? Eric Garcetti, the current mayor of Los Angeles Man they have some real winners at the agency Mark Miley the 39th chief of staff that guy the big fat guys who turned on Trump That guy The prime minister of Tanzania is on this list

2:17:53 Here's a good one. Katie Stanton, head of international strategy for Twitter. Claire Shipman ABC News correspondent and here's the last one I've just lot people on this list This was gonna get Floria Corrine Jean Pierre White House press secretary nice school than ready to go And we look at the quality of this school Unbelievable These are all people, I would say at this point. I think anyone that's on that list or any alumni of this school really can't be trusted It is read in one way the other is probably compromised Well they're read-in and they may or may not be trusted by the intelligence community And college is a great place to get some video little hanky panky little experimentation

2:18:48 I'm reminded of the story told on this show before, which is Gina Smith. She used to be one of the editors at PC Computing. She's been around and she has done a lot of work. And Gina once told me that the CIA recruited her when she was in college and I think this never happened to me, I should mention they recruited her To be a just a stringer for them in other words. She would get her job as a journalist Wherever she went and just report in once in awhile And they'd ask her some questions, and maybe they'd have her put his story in there that they wanted to get played How does that recruiting meeting go? I would like to know that because somebody must have been recruited it can maybe explain the details well Gina apparently

2:19:39 Yeah, well I don't know where she is and she never gave me the details. She just was a gasp because you know... No! Is what she said but didn't mind telling everybody within earshot that it happened And once she told you? She disappeared. Ha ha no she didn't Okay But she's living in Hong Kong or something now, so you know maybe I don't know. They come maybe they came back for more You know it's always possible yes twice all right hurt So you have a rap for this no that's my rap is that you dead Jean-Claude Van Damme what her name? Is one of these people probably a spook Karina Abdul Jean Pierre van dam is her full yeah Yeah well That's yeah Well we remember the Spook recruitment video

CHAPTER 41 / 55 Discussion

Douglas MacGregor, Russian Military Mobilization

Colonel Douglas MacGregor provides an update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, claiming Russia has completed a 300,000-man mobilization and is revving up its industrial base. He warns that Russia does not need nuclear weapons to defeat NATO forces in a conventional conflict. The hosts express skepticism about MacGregor's motivations, suggesting he may be shilling for military spending.

douglas macgregor· russia· nato· ukraine· mobilization· military-industrial complex

2:20:31 I have anxiety. I'm BIPOC, I'm in the CIA, I love my job." Remember that? Yeah! Remember that great picture they had on the front guy in a wheelchair one blind person with a stick and a dog yeah it was all nine yards beautiful job boys It was all stock photography Well um Kind of along those lines, I mean we have from time... We're pretty convinced that there are definitely some intelligence agency people monitoring listening maybe even reaching out to us from time to time. And maybe donating once in a while which would be great to keep us going because you're the only ones who do this sort of work You really could do it more and and we give you props when you're good and you must find our analysis hilarious when we're wrong

2:21:17 It's worth a few pennies. Yeah, which is probably pretty rare. Come on that'll get a big laugh from someone! Look you can use that credit card for hookers you can certainly donate to the No Agenda Show and I know that we have been warned by people i would suspect might be involved intelligence about the following three clips from Douglas MacGregor Because we have heard in some, and I'm not accusing anybody of anything but i've heard in some uncertain terms well McGregor you know he's on the way out like can't be trusted. He's gonna you know they're going to blow the lid on him! Well I have also told Mike McGregor story which was I was stiffed by him when I just wanted to talk to him that was see if I can get them to do a podcast interview. It's Douglas McGregor, Douglas not Mike Isn't it Douglas McGregor? The ex-colonel or whatever is going around... And you said Mike McGregor

2:22:09 I said Mike McGregor? You did. Who's Mike McGregor? That's what exactly what i asked you Okay So he stiffed you, He didn't stiff on this particular interview and... No! He has gone on some dog podcast Yes Somebody is telling him what to do And we're cut off that's the way I see it There you go so I don't trust this guy as far as I can throw him Oh! I thought we were gonna trust them I thought No, right. Well he has... You can trust him I'm not gonna trust him and they think we've reversed positions on a number of people well i'm not going to trust anybody but I don't trust you but let's uh good reason He has some predictions on the Ukraine-Russian war which I thought was interesting and it is still kind of news Absolutely right that back in January and February We were dealing with a different Russia

2:23:09 And Russia was never the aggressive and dangerous power aimed at destroying NATO by no means under any circumstances. And their military was enough for the defense of Russia, and that was about it. That's changed, and we have affected that change. I would also point out that Russia has a martial history in a very rich military culture and they have enormous industries that are now completely revved up to the maximum extent possible to produce not only weapons and munitions, but also the support of much larger military establishment. That's what we're seeing emerge right now

2:23:50 This 300,000 man reserve mobilization is largely complete and most of them have been integrated into formations in units that are forming up for this future offensive. But in many areas as mobilization quietly continues with the result that you could see a much larger force in January and February than 700,000. And I've tried to point out to people. 700,000? So that would be an offensive in January, February 700 000 troops which is not a little bit and I don't think NATO's prepared for it nor does McGregor. Russia has all that it needs in terms of high-end conventional military power to deal with us if we try to intervene as well as with the Ukrainians they don't need nuclear weapons to deal with us the second part is that our forces on the ground

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NATO Weakness, Precision Guided Munitions

MacGregor argues that NATO's ground forces in Europe are small and ill-equipped, noting that heavy armor cannot cross many Ukrainian bridges. He claims U.S. air power is a "shadow of its former self" and vulnerable to modern Russian radar and microcircuitry. He also mentions Russian capabilities to disable satellite arrays.

nato· poland· romania· air power· microcircuitry· satellite reconnaissance

2:24:44 in Europe are very small. We have 100,000 troops in Europe that comes to maybe 25-30 thousand combat troops. That's not very much of the Polish military which was larger and more robust a couple of decades ago has actually gotten smaller and it has very little armor and what it has is this very large heavy armor that we utilize which means that you can't use any of the bridges in Ukraine that may have to cross The Romanian military is not in great shape and the Romanians are not a martial people and have no great history of military power. So, you're looking at a multinational force that may appear to be robust on paper but really isn't. As I have one more clip, I'm realizing that your hatred of MacGregor may come from

2:25:34 No, it may be right actually. He may be just out there shilling for the military-industrial complex that's all that I can conclude from this is we're not ready We don't have any people you know maybe we need money and let's listen to the last clip That then takes you into our air power and the air power that we have is substantial But it's a shadow of what it was 30 years ago thirty years ago. We had thousands of fighters today we'd be lucky to get five six seven hundred into the air over Ukraine And in contrast to 1990 and 91, thanks to precision guided microcircuitry that goes into all of the missiles. Thanks to the microcircuitry that allows computers and various radar arrays to compute solutions in fractions of a second

2:26:20 we're likely to lose a lot of that aircraft. So, we are not at least in reality quite what Lyle thinks we are. In fact I would argue that we are a shadow of our former selves militarily so i'm much more concerned about the possibility that we go in and we end up taking losses, and that we are the ones that then fall back on the nuclear weapon. I don't think the Russians have any need for it. And if you look at the strikes that have been going on over the last few weeks, it's very impressive. Yeah. Obviously, the Russians had a satellite-based reconnaissance surveillance intelligence assets in collection assets that we do. In addition to that they have means to put our satellite arrays out of business now.

CHAPTER 43 / 55 Discussion

Kherson Retreat, Ukraine Peace Talk Signals

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu orders a withdrawal from the western bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. Meanwhile, President Zelensky signals a cautious openness to "genuine peace talks," though his advisors specify they will not negotiate with Vladimir Putin. The hosts analyze the "informational silence" maintained by Ukrainian forces during the Russian retreat.

kherson· sergei shoigu· volodymyr zelensky· vladimir putin· dnieper river· peace talks

2:27:07 I mean, it doesn't sound very good. No! We need to spend more money but we're already spending more than everybody in the world combined but we need to spend more because we're weak. And this is what's so interesting because Deutsche Welle of all reports that Ukraine actually is kind of ready for some peace talks while this is going on. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says it's vital to keep pushing Russia to participate in what he calls genuine peace talks. Earlier an advisor to Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready for talks with a Russian leader but not Vladimir Putin US media have also reported that the Biden administration has been encouraging Ukraine to signal openness to talks

2:27:50 The Kremlin has said it's open to negotiations. This comes as Ukraine welcomes the arrival of new air defense systems supplied by Norway, Spain and the US So that's kind of clear We want to negotiate peace but not with Putin What is that? It's just, it's stupid. So let's listen to Ukraine... Here is the Ukrainian retreat, there was a big powwow conflagration and Russians ran back across the bridge and blew the bridge up And this is the update, the current situation Ukrainian retreat update This from France 24

2:28:33 So I could get some of the political aspects out of it. Well, there's news just in which is that the Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu has apparently ordered Russian forces to leave the Western Northwestern Bank of the Dnieper River in Herson region that means leaving her son city itself so that's a huge announcement if true The Ukrainian reaction to the announcement from Sergei Shoigu of this withdrawal, though so far has been cautious. Natalia Khomenyuk, the spokeswoman for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South told me, we don't like that they are using these statements as their way to pollute information space. That was the expression she used. We do not regard their statements as being worth anything

2:29:20 We have to only observe what they actually do and as for what the Ukrainian forces are actually doing, she said we're still trying to maintain an informational silence about the progress of the operation. But these explosions of bridges in Kherson region it's not only the biggest one in Kherson city several other bridges across smaller rivers and canals were blown up today and that very much suggests that was the Russians deciding they don't need those bridges anymore and want to make life difficult for the Ukrainians Hmm and that's about it. Yeah, yeah there isn't much else other than I can't believe I cannot believe Zelensky this guy's can you believe that he was the owner when the only winner of Powerball? Come on come on. I flubbed it too bad

CHAPTER 44 / 55 Discussion

Rishi Sunak, COP 27 Climate Security

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak links climate security with energy security at the COP 27 summit in Egypt, arguing that the war in Ukraine is a reason to accelerate the transition to renewables. Media reports from the summit claim the Middle East is heating up "twice as fast" as the rest of the world. The hosts mock the recurring "twice as fast" narrative used in climate reporting.

rishi sunak· cop 27· climate change· middle east· energy security· egypt

2:30:09 Now, I think that something is a change is coming. I'm with you kind of thing McGregor's full of crap other than let's raise some money and maybe he's been completely sidelined He's not allowed to ask for it. We're weak! I have a hard...I mean maybe there's enough Nazi crap going on in Ukraine that Putin just might decide to do a big You know they can surround everything have it be over in a matter of days But it'd be pretty ugly Then I think the peace is the way to go, obviously. And and i think there's a pivot coming because even the new prime minister of the UK Dishi Rishi

2:30:48 He's already pivoting from Putin. It is a Putin pivot! But it is also economically right too, climate security goes hand in hand with energy security. Putin's abhorrent war on Ukraine and rising energy prices across the world are not a reason to go slow on climate change they are a reason to act faster Because diversifying our energy supplies by investing in renewables is precisely the way to ensure ourselves against the risks of energy dependency. So he's already moving on to climate change and that makes sense because he was presenting this speech at COP 27... ...in Egypt!

2:31:34 It's the big climate change get together everybody goes and hangs out. I guess this is the 27th of them... No, that can't be right. Didn't it start with it was COP? It was the year first? I think it's every other year and for the last 56 years or something we've been doing this I don't know. But it's... Boy, I have an interesting... Do you notice something? We used to run these clips more on climate change but there was this we had a series of these clips which made no sense! It was like this part of the world is the temperatures are rising faster

2:32:11 Yes, yes. Oh in the Arctic they're rising faster! Why are they rising faster in the Arctic than every place else? Oh they're rising faster and in the Maldives... oh they're rising faster on the coasts Well, here's the new one. More than 400 million people in the Middle East face potentially devastating consequences as the region heats up a recent study suggesting that temperatures could rise by as much as 5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century bringing with it life-changing impacts from water scarcity to extreme heat waves. Kathy Clifford has more In Iraq this summer the mercury soared above 50 degrees Celsius

2:32:50 This is a climate study found temperatures in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are rising almost twice as fast as the rest of the world. Experts warn the region is on course to gain five degrees by the end of this century, In some countries this would mean temperature could exceed human endurance thresholds. Rising twice as fast? That's a global phenomenon! Why are they rising twice as fast in one spot? I wish i could find that uh... That it was a supercut, I think. Yeah there was a supercut about it. I think it really was run in my climate change special that was put together some time ago People should go back and listen to that's quite good

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COP 27 Funding, Private Sector Investment

The hosts deconstruct the financial goals of COP 27, noting that developing nations are seeking trillions of dollars in reparations. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sami Shoukry discusses the need for private sector investment in green hydrogen and solar power. CNBC reports that many big CEOs failed to attend the event, complicating the funding outlook.

cop 27· imf· renewable energy· green hydrogen· egypt· climate finance

2:33:39 I had a look at what's going on at COP 27. I would like to do report for the show before we... I think that you should! Yeah, and it's yes because i think I'm pretty sure now..I do believe I know what's going on so every single one of these cops is really and we followed them all since the beginning of the show It's really only about one thing How do we get money? And it's usually a bunch of quote-unquote developing and poor nations who all go there and say, give us some money! And that always ends and no one gets any money. Am I incorrect about any of this? I think that is a summary that is spot on That's pretty much the whole deal So I figured out where the money is coming from at least what they're suggesting now

2:34:27 So every single year it's like we got to come up with a way and we need trillions and trillions of dollars. How are we going to do it? So let me set the stage with a little piece of an interview of Egypt's foreign minister and the COP 27 president, it is being held in Egypt. Sami Shukri? Sami! And this is from CNBC. Billions and billions of dollars... By the way you can hear the frustration because the journalist knows that this whole thing is about how do we get the money? How do we get the money?! Who's gonna pay, who signing the check. They want money and they want a lot of it and they've got to figure out... It's the 27th COP so she wants to know as well and she sees some troubling signs at this year's COP Billions and billions of dollars apparently needed to help developing countries fight climate change but a big question of course is where are you going to get that money because governments

2:35:27 They're tapped out. I asked the head of the IMF just this morning about her mind in terms of getting that money and she said, listen it's got to be from the private sector we've got to tap into all of that investment opportunity The problem is you don't have the big CEOs here this year that you had at past COPs so your talking to an audience who didn't even show up for the event How in your mind is that going to evolve? Are they going to finally get that type of funding because as we say governments right now are facing serious economic strife at home. There's a recognition, of course, that this process can not only depend on governments but all stakeholders whether it's government private sector civil society there is a growing sense of the viability

2:36:11 investment and the return on investment when it comes to renewable energy. The crisis related to the energy crisis is also an opportunity, I think that many are recognizing can be very beneficial. And we are trying to highlight that through the initiatives we're rolling out nationally regionally and internationally during the COP and also the projects that we're providing And what Egypt has done specifically in the area of renewable energy, the giant solar farm in Binban, the expansion of our generation through wind and hopefully other connectivity that can be provided. And the production of green hydrogen which is viewed as the energy of the future. These are all areas where we

2:37:02 know that we need trillions of dollars to meet the challenge of climate change. The trillions are available, but we need to generate the interest, generate the technology. But how do you do that if they're not here? Ah! But they're not here and you're not here! So he gives the whole spiel... Well yeah, we agree on what? This was from CNBC? Yes Wow Yeah That's exactly what she was doing. It sounds exactly like whoever she was, yeah And he just going like... He's... Just fart So I go look him because she mentioned something there and I talked to the IMF so the IMF The IMF is in this somehow of course they are International Monetary Fund and it didn't take me long to find An article from yesterday in The New York Times

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Mia Mottley, Bridgetown Initiative SDRs

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley presents the "Bridgetown Initiative" at COP 27, a plan to unlock trillions in climate funding. The proposal calls for the IMF to issue Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to help poor nations prepare for climate disasters. The hosts explain that the IMF can create hundreds of billions in SDRs without Congressional approval.

mia mottley· bridgetown initiative· imf· sdr· special drawing rights· barbados

2:38:04 Poor countries need climate funding. These plans could unlock trillions! So whenever I hear unlock trillions and it's during COP when it's in the New York Times, like they're going to tell me something and they tell me in this New York Times article that there is initiative underway which is led by Mia Motley And she's holding court at COP 27 this year in Egypt. She is the prime minister of Barbados, so why is Barbado getting attention? First of all she's BIPOC Second of all it's a poor nation with a lot of cool financial benefits So there are reasons...so I go hunting around and she has something called... Hold on a second what does this call its called the

2:38:58 No, she looks exactly like it like the older Angela Davis. In fact if somebody does Angela Davis under her name I'd say or picture I'd say oh yeah and Angela Davis It is a she's put together something called the Bridgetown initiative Not sure where the name comes from but She's a real player because last week She traveled to the White House to present the plan to Vice President Kamala Harris. So she's... so more morons will be rolling this plan out and I have in fact here her agenda which is a three-pronged based approach. Can i ask you quick question? Yeah of course, yeah it's a British crown colony yes why doesn't that she take her little plan and take it to Rishi Deshi or Charles the third She's not taking it to America

2:39:58 Remember, IMF. The agenda is braced around a three-pronged approach. One, the first step is to prevent the debt crisis with emergency IMF relief and long term concessional funding for development lent over at least 30 years to prepare for the future. This is $100 billion this has already secured and this is being doled out as a stay tuned at this year's COP 27 so there's going to be about 100 billion which these days we know is a rounding error we've given more to Zelensky if it's really that important for climate change. So, that money is done... We paid for that probably who else? Money goes on should be available not just following a disaster but before a disaster citing World Bank research that for every $1 spent on resilience

2:40:54 many lives and $7 could be saved or created in avoided costs. So it's a magic money machine, you see if you put one dollar in many lives and seven dollars could come out your life apparently worth about 7 bucks She calls for greater redistribution of special drawing rights There they are, John. The SDRs. Your favorite? My favorite! The IMF reserve asset issued as relief during the pandemic from wealthy nations to those that needed it most. Last year the IMF injected 650 billion dollars in SDRs into the global economy to help countries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Did you know that

2:41:48 The IMF can create, and that is their limit $650 billion in SDRs without congressional approval from the United States. Well they're not a government agency or they need congressional approval for anything They are creating money that includes our money in it Yeah So you're okay with them just creating 650 billion dollars? I'm not okay with the IMF being even existing. Okay, so they believe Motley and her plan is that they can convince the IMF to go to the United States Congress and open the floodgates on billions of trillions and trillions of special drawing rights SDRs That's their plan

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Ursula von der Leyen, Windfall Profits Tax

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen supports a windfall tax on energy companies to fund climate reparations for vulnerable nations. She highlights EU legislation that allows member states to "skim off" excessive profits from energy producers. The hosts critique the move as a targeted redistribution of wealth under the guise of crisis contribution.

ursula von der leyen· european union· windfall tax· energy companies· reparations

2:42:40 I don't know, clearly the SDRs have value because they printed up 650 billion of them for these poor countries which i never heard about. I'd say it got squandered because why are people still starving? Wait... wait! Squandered?! Yes, squandered. Let me write that down. Squandered, I tell you! Here's Queen Ursula being asked about these reparations cause that is what they are at COP 27. It is an important topic and I'm happy that it is an agenda item this time at COP27. It was never before, so now it's important to sit down and really define what it is and then look for the funding that is available. And I am not speaking of the 100 billion that are for climate finance

2:43:48 There the European Union is also doing its fair share, more than its fair share with 23 billion. But I'm speaking about other funds we have to look at. Surely the fast way to do this is a windfall tax on energy companies making record profits? Why isn't that happening? We've just done the legislation in the European Union to enable the member states to put a windfall tax to skim off excessive profits. I love how she just says, oh we just gave everybody permission to go and skim off the excessive profits of the oil and gas industry in the European Union to enable the member states to put a windfall tax to skim off

2:44:34 Excessive profits that energy producing companies have but are you telling all the leaders that you're meeting here to do? I don't know if she said producing or polluting. I've heard polluted She said energy pollution, let's see to Enable the member states to put a windfall tax to skim off the excess excessive profits that energy producing companies are producing. But are you telling other leaders that you're meeting here to do the same thing? It's not me to tell them, but I can show them that it works in the European Union and That the member states take this money to support vulnerable households and vulnerable businesses So this is a targeted approach And that's absolutely the right thing to do! I think this is a crisis contribution by the energy producing companies that they should give

CHAPTER 48 / 55 Discussion

Carbon Capture Pipelines, Food Shortage Predictions

The hosts revisit a prediction from one year ago regarding food shortages and carbon capture pipelines. While the predicted massive food shortages in the U.S. did not materialize, the construction of multi-billion dollar CO2 pipelines through the Corn Belt using eminent domain is confirmed. They speculate these pipelines could eventually be repurposed for oil.

carbon capture· imminent domain· ice age farmer· corn belt· fertilizer· pipelines

2:45:25 All right. So I'll have my eye on this SDR because it is one of my favorites and i'm going to see what happens if they actually start creating trillions of dollars, and how we can get some of that will be my next project. That'd be great! I would like to make good on something here with thanks to Tom Thomas producer Tom Thomas from time to time uh... We will say to each other Mark that clip and let's play it in a year from now Well, Tom Thomas is one of those producers who writes that stuff down and he sent me the clip from one year ago today 2021 1111 so we are actually one day early. This is from no agenda 1398 And let's listen to the whole thing because it deals with climate change It deals with Food and farming and everything here in the United States

2:46:24 And I'll wrap it up with the latest report from the Ice Age Farmer, again showing you what the idea is. American farmers are having their land confiscated through the use of imminent domain—they will not be allowed to farm there going forward—in order to make room for a massive carbon capture and sequestration pipeline These pipelines, there are two such projects run thousands of miles through the very heart of the Corn Belt. The nation's most productive farmland There are letters going out now like the one on your screen by the thousands announcing to surprised farmers that we'll just be taking your land Land that you have owned and your family and worked in some cases for generations now

2:47:12 There are town hall meetings happening in counties across several states where, for example, Des Moines County Engineer Brian Carter announces quote I don't know for sure that there's a whole lot of say we have in this as a county. I'm just being told it's going to happen Get off the farms, get out of the way. Forget the food! We're building our zero carbon future and it looks like massive pipelines to transport CO2 from ethanol plants so we can bury it underground These announcements are particularly salient in light of the fact that even now there are warnings going out from major fertilizer CEOs saying we're gonna have a food crisis next year. There's not gonna be enough food to eat and indeed this is quote, a life-or-death issue. Don't listen to me!

2:48:06 Don't listen to me. Now, I want you to put that clip... Can you mark it with something? Because i want to play it again one year from now when we're having these food shortages Okay let's do it this mark is a it's Ice Age Farmers easy easy to remember but that's okay because I could be wrong but if I'm right I'll be ready So, I would say that I am obviously wrong since we do not have massive food shortages in the United States or the... Not me but the Ice Age farmer. I will say his carbon pipeline is true and well underway. The financing is secured already there's companies bidding on pipeline four-and-a-half billion dollars just to build pieces of the pipeline

2:48:55 This carbon thing is going across the Midwest states, it's true. I had no idea... Did you hear anything about this since we talked about it? Nope! Nothing at all so that's true and You know what's kind of coy if you think about it depending on the structure and the way this pipeline's built, yeah you put together this pipeline. You run it wherever you're running it to and then you swap it out when you get a bunch of Republicans in office and turn into an oil pipeline." It's ingenious! That's why everyone is on board no doubt so we don't have a food shortage but then I realize... No

CHAPTER 49 / 55 Discussion

Edible Insects, Aldi Protein Alternatives

Supermarket chain Aldi is reportedly considering selling edible insects as a low-cost protein alternative for families. The hosts link this to a broader agenda, often associated with Bill Gates, to move the general population away from traditional meat. They contrast the "peasant" diet of bugs with the Wagyu beef and lobster enjoyed by elites.

aldi· edible insects· bill gates· protein· skimflation· australia

2:49:37 No, we don't have a shoot forage. Okay there we go everybody. Oh my name's Federman! A shoot forage? Let me just write that down I got it...I could run for senator in Pennsylvania so that- We don't have a shoot... You know my neighbor I was walking Phoebe last night around 10 o'clock and uh and it's dark where we live and so the neighbor comes home and I don't know if he has his pickup truck oh it's Dilbert His name is Dilbert It's hilarious My neighbors name is Dilbert And he's a retired ex-spook, DHS I think maybe. As is his wife and really nice people He's just super nice guy and he travels... they go there to their kids all the time so i haven't seen him for a while Hey Dilbert how you doing?

2:50:21 And we're chatting and he always sings with his church when the tree goes up at Christmas time. So he was telling me, ah it's been bad because we lost our pastor. He went to some other place and our musical director...He had a stroke! And like you know he's okay but he's gotta come back to life slowly and its taken a real long time." I said, You should tell him man, he can always become senator!" Even though it was gallows humor its still funny somehow. The Sveterman is comedy gold I'm telling you, the guy's great. So no shooed forage instead what has happened and this next clip from Australia accentuates it because it's happening everywhere we don't have a food shortage

2:51:03 We have a nutrition shortage. Quickly before we go, got about 30 seconds Aldi the supermarket chain is considering selling edible insects to help families afford protein this stuff drives me nuts Sester It's absolutely disgusting I'm sure Bill Gates is over the moon because that has been the plan all along To get us to stop eating normal food and eat bugs while The elite at the top eat their Wagyu beef and lobster And watch all of the peasants at the bottom eat insects and rats Because it will save the planet apparently And if you look at what's been happening with, uh... was it skimflation? Did we talk about skimflation on the last show? Yeah we did a little bit. By the way I love these Australian reporters! They're great aren't they?! They're so much better than our reporters who would do that thing well have you tried it yet yeah these bugs are delicious There's only one way our news would be better The reintroduction of naked news

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Final Producer Credits, Birthday Shout-outs

The hosts read the final list of producers and donors for the episode, including several "Brahmin" and "Archduke" tier supporters. They provide birthday shout-outs for various members of the No Agenda community. The segment reinforces the "Value for Value" model that funds the show.

dwayne schmitz· kevin mclaughlin· srinivas murthy· cori buckwheat· value for value

2:52:04 I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda. Imagine all the people who could do that! Oh yeah, that'd be fab! We need somebody in The Know to tell us why Naked News went away... Yeah, it won't be any of the people that we're going to mention now. It starts with Dwayne Schmitz's Maplewood Minnesota who donated one on 1-1.75 and then right away we get the Sir Cubes shortlist today Of course sir Kevin McLaughlin Archduke of Luna lover of America and boobs 8008 sir wags in Havre de Grace Havre De Grasse in Maryland

2:52:52 7890. Simon Xiong in Lawrenceville, Georgia you can correct me if I'm wrong 5678 Gregory Love Jones nice hyphenated name there and Buxton UK 5485 Srinivas Srinivas Murthy he is our Brahman He's on the No Agenda Social, 5278 Culpeper, Virginia. We have one Brahmin? He is THE Brahmin and he calls me out for condemning Brahmins for one thing or another and I deserve everything he says! Is it ONE Brahmin to Brahme? It's the Brahmanes... The Brahmenes... I don't know there's some word that HE would know. But anyway,

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2:55:32 15, what is it? 1502. 1502 on the money and thank you all so much! Thank you again for everyone under 50 guaranteed anonymity under $50 and of course many people the sustaining donations thank you so much You are truly living The David Bowie Dream and we appreciate that if you'd like to learn more before the page changes go here to Dvorak.org slash N A a bit of goat for everybody who might be needing it today Karma. Turns 50 on the 12th. Cori Buckwheat, happy birthday to the Mrs... I think that would be Keithen or Ken Keeth in this case but her name is Cori she turns 33 magic number Allison Remenap her handsome husband Brian Riley congratulates him and Sarah Gardner says happy birthday to her husband Tom Gardner he's turning 51 Happy Birthday for everybody here at The Best Podcasting In The Universe! There he is

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Roundtable Menu, Title Changes

A summary of the "Roundtable" menu for the newly knighted producers, featuring items like mutton, mead, and various spirits. Several producers receive title changes, such as Sir Wayne Larkham becoming Baron Waino. The hosts direct producers to the No Agenda Nation website to provide ring sizes for their commemorative rings.

roundtable· mutton· mead· title changes· knighting· dames

2:56:50 Title changes! Don't wanna be a douchebag. There's the thin white dude. Title changes today, Sir Daniel Puzzle becomes Sir Dan Someone. Sir Wayne Larkham of Sunnybank Hills becomes Baron Waino of the Great Southern Land and Sir Bradley Shellnut... We missed him on the previous episode we got a lot of shellnuts in that one he is sir shell nut and I guess does he... That's interesting I wonder if he becomes a Baron or what he becomes, but he has a title change on my list. So we'll just keep it where it is Thank you all for supporting the no agenda show in an additional $1,000 I cannot tell you how much it means and now we do have an obvious very big list of knights and dames Which well? It's not even that big when I think about it put some cool names here ow ow I almost cut myself with the blade to Be careful there you go mine

2:57:47 Who is that that silly one yeah, but it's been dulled nice. I like it All right here to the podium for your For your knighting or damming, I'm gonna give you the names and your pronounced occasion at the same time. Aaron Harvey you become Dame Discounts. There's a chunk in here there we go Emily Clanton Dame Dumber Joanne Buckwheat The Misses becomes Dame The Misses Francine Silva Dame Francine Silva she'll be a black dame Sarah Shonka Dame Sarah of the Lake Mary Agates

2:58:25 Agates, we went through it. Mark Shonka, Sir Marcus of Kirkaland Richard Leone, Sir who dat of the Hall Of Fame City Nathan Lombardi, Sir Thomas McCain Knight of the House of Lombardi Alex Green, Sir Blaffasy Braffacy, Knight of Shakedown Street Trevor becomes Sir Trevor The Machinist Andrew PG, Knight of Patagonia Y Tiara Del Fuego Tom Davies, Sir Adam Giant of Cary North Carolina and he requests a black knighting. Matthew Wells, Sir Matthew Wells Knight of the Austin Pretty Cabbies Black Knight Christopher Winter, Sir Christopher Bright of the Dirty Bird They have black knights as well I guess people are just claiming their black knights so there you go Aaron M- You get a 2 for 1 and a black knighting Can't believe it

2:59:12 Aaron Meisenberg, Sir A.A. Ron of the Little Luxembourg Settlement and Greater Bohemian Alps Black Knight Anonymous, Sir Anonymous of the ADFC and Arapaho County It'll be a black knight Chris Wiederszakowski, Sir El Azamo of Sarasota Anonymous, Sir Zeo of the Wu-Tang Ham Black Knight Chris Weinberg, Sir Alan The Bearded Black Knight Pete DeFries, Sir Pete Herder Of Cats Black Knight Alan Silbey, Sir Radicale Knight of the Holy Orbs. Micah Lovell, Sir Magister of the Endless Mountains much easier to pronounce than your actual name and Michael Burdett, Sir Vance of My Lord Jesus Christ and The Gitmo Nation that is what we have for your titles at The Roundtable let me just tell you what we have here I'm gonna...we have a...I should probably get some music to go with that

3:00:06 For the round table, I have a whole list of things that you guys ordered. Not a single one can i remember but we do have warm beer cold women taquitos and tequila polish potato vodka diet soda video games we got ruben s women in rosé geishas and sake vodka vanilla bong hits and bourbon sparkling cider nesquirts ginger ale and gerbils we got breast milk and pablum And we have mutton and mead. All of you, after you're done indulging please go to noagendanation.com slash rings give us your ring size ladies don't lie We want to have it fit and in address we can send that your wax to seal your important correspondence with and of course Your certificate of authenticity Thank You for supporting the No Agenda Show NO AGENDA! MEET UP!

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Global Meetup Reports, Netherlands and Knoxville

Reports from No Agenda meetups around the world are played, including a large gathering in the Netherlands and a smaller one in Knoxville. The Dutch group discusses the local debate between "friet" and "patat." Upcoming meetups in Myrtle Beach and Indianapolis are promoted, encouraging listeners to connect in person.

meetups· knoxville· netherlands· myrtle beach· indiana· community

3:00:54 We got some good meetup reports also some promo, so let's see this is the What do we have here? I don't know. Let's find out which one this is Ni hao y'all this is no beret at the Knoxville meet up not and here are the attendees This is Eric. In the morning, no agenda nation this is Billy Bones night at Twin Peaks. In the morning this is Sergeant R. Seitz over here there's a war on for your mind I'm just a guy No spooks allowed

3:01:30 Have some pizza, don't tell your parents. I think there were literally four dudes there So that was the weakest of the reports and i'm gonna have to start when you hear these next ones... ...I'm really going to have to start requesting people up their game Of all the people who come to your meetup somebody must be able to do a better job with putting together a report Take this one from The Netherlands as an example Who I think do a report That is, they have- The Dutch MeetUp group That country was so traumatized, so abused by its government and law enforcement forces that the people who went protesting got their heads beaten in. They have formed very very very sound bonds and apparently one of the few places they can actually

3:02:19 Say what they want to say and do it where it's an environment where anything you want to say is accepted. Is that their knowledge in the meetup? They got 30, 40 50 people coming to these things. Hello Sir Andre, night of the empty PayPal account live from the MeetUp at The Lords Of The Hills And Valleys Where the main discussion is, is it friet or patat? Patat! Friet! Patat! IDM, here's Beanboost yourself to the new world. IDM, stay safe and healthy! In the morning John and Adam here in Indie. We have a very nice time in The Netherlands in Bergendal This is Sebastian I'm still thinking of my night name Hey Adam & John, thank you for being all these people together Lots of love! Friet or patat? Patat! Friet! Patat!

3:03:06 Okay, Sir Hendrik, Knight of the Blank Saber and PR Associate of No Agenda 174. Hi guys! This is Iris, soon to be Dame of the Goo Goo Dolls. Love you! Stay safe! Hello this is Sir Tim, Knight of the Jet Shenanigans and respect for all the producers out there In the morning...this is Dame Tut Hola A special shoutout to all the trolls Hi, this is Sepp. In the morning it's fabulous here! In the morning send a whisper... Hey John do you like Dutch boobies? Adam I love you! Goedentag! I am Jaap, future sir of the Sustainable Development Valley and Wageningen Food. In the morning Sir Ed of The Woodshed Isn't that a great group and we got John and Adam and David Aleyconna stick

3:04:00 Apparently David Icke, head on a stick is a thing now as well. So here's a promo which i like very much from Myrtle Beach. In the morning this is Rusty Jones from the Myrtle Beach area This is Sir Joe Ho, The Swazzlenite Our tour seasons over we're having to meet up at Player One Up in Merles Inlet Loads of mutton and meat on tap Getting hammered myrtle beach style But definitely not San Francisco style. Be sure to RSVP on noagendameetups.com Sunday, Sunday, Sunday November 20th 4pm Bring your wives bring your girlfriends just don't bring both Final one crossroads of America in Indiana

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Meetup Calendar, ISO Jingle Selection

The hosts run through the calendar of upcoming meetups in cities like Santa Fe, Miami, and Portland. They select a new "ISO" (In Search Of) jingle from listener submissions, settling on a clip of a British voice saying "That came out of nowhere!"

meetups· santa fe· miami· portland· oklahoma city· iso jingles

3:04:38 This is Mark. This is Maria from Indiana with live music, red booze and amazing barbecue! It's a smashing good time at the Meetup in Indianapolis! Woohoo! This Josh from Indianapolis... In the morning my blow-up doll shows up this week and I couldn't be more excited. In the morning, Nodder from Nap Town got beer barbecue and still no bugs Hi this is Syrup of them Apples to all my friends in Europe stay warm. This is Sir Benny I just got my teeth done I hope that he's gonna be okay for you too. In the morning, Dame Spawny! Hey Adam and John this is Spencer reporting in from my first meetup having a great time thank you for your courage hello this is Gary and thank you for teaching me another curse word in another foreign language wait pause this I think there might be another at currying the keeper on it starts Tina in that guy John Devorah

3:05:26 In the morning, this is Emily Blessinger. Hi! Bruce here from South Broad Ripple. Top of the mornin'. Dame Amazeballs! John C., you're still my favorite. Adam good luck with your upcoming surgery. In the morning to you John and Adam This is Nick from Indianapolis Our meetups are great The Fort Wayne Meetup's are a threat to democracy IN THE MORNING!!! Hey citizen Hi My name is Sir Ripple of the Maple If you happen to be somewhere in the middle of America looking to meet up with people who are just like you, then come and join us at the Crossroads Of America Indy No Agenda Tribal Meetup on the 20th November at The St. Joseph Brewery in Indianapolis

3:06:06 Go to nowagendameetups.com for further information and to RSVP. It promises to be a good time! Okay. Also on Friday, the barbecue and hookah—hookah! Four o'clock in Miami that'll be North Miami Beach Florida in Grenells Park also tomorrow rattle your nuclear saber holiday blast off 8 p.m at Bob and Barbara's Lounge in Philadelphia PA

3:06:50 Saturday, Todos Mofos 2 o'clock Mountain that'll be in Shut Up Frank's El Centro. That's in Baja California. Todos Santos The second Saturday Slave Soiree 5 Pacific Dick's Primal Burgers and Portland Oregon Also on Saturday the big friendly meetup at Frasler Hall 630 Central Frasler Hall Oklahoma City Oklahoma The pre-holiday Bashapalooza 630 Eastern 56 Kitchen Mayfield Heights, Ohio on Saturday. And finally on show day November 13th in the morning Santa Fe 3 o'clock break room Santa Fe in New Mexico at Santa Fe Jeff Sir Jeff Tewig of course hosting that and bugs on the Barbie menu there's your Aussie Eastern Time meet up 3 p.m. Delhi Dakota East Brisbane Queensland

3:07:39 Australia. Just a sampling of many of the meetups that you can join, the no agenda meetups are without a doubt a place to be For all the unwashed, the unwanted, the introverted... Do you play bass and look at the drum player all the time instead of the audience? The No Agenda Meetups are for you and you will be loved! noagendameetups.com if you can't find one near you start one yourself! Sometimes you wanna go hang out with all the nights and days You wanna be where you want to be Triggered or held lame

3:08:16 It's like a party. Okay, ISO, ISO, ISO... You got some ISOs? Got any ISOs? I have zero ISOs. Zero ISOs! So it's up to me. That's ridiculous. That's one. That came out of nowhere Or they did it again that's my favorite Well, I couldn't understand the second one. Ehhh... That came out of nowhere! It's British. That came out of nowhere. But I could understand that one Yeah this is this is the first one Ridiculous. I think that came out of nowhere as good You don't like- They did it again! you don't like that one? I can't hear it just play it again they did it again they did it again Is that what he was trying to say there Yes yes It's inaudible It's interesting that that's inaudible too Of course I've heard it a couple times so maybe that's it

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NPR Bumblebee Gaffe, Mammal Comparison

The hosts highlight a gaffe in an NPR report about bumblebee behavior. The reporter mistakenly refers to bees as "other mammals" when comparing their playfulness to humans. The hosts use this as a final example of the declining quality of mainstream media reporting before signing off.

npr· bumblebees· mammals· animal behavior· gaffe· science reporting

3:09:23 Weird okay that came out of nowhere, so we will do Came out of nowhere that one no yeah very clear. It's very clear very very cool very dynamite Did we have anything I mean there's so much so much stuff We need to have one last racist clip oh You know I was just about to say we haven't done anything racist this show And this is a poor, pretty sure it's a black girl on NPR and they gave her a script to read. It's a good story, very funny story about how bees like to play and then they slip a zinger in there and this goes through...it was written by someone and edited by someone. So it goes through these two layers and the girl has to read it

3:10:12 And she looks like an idiot. See if you can figure out the gaffe in here! Not only do bumblebees pollinate, make honey and even count but they also seem to like to throw a ball around A new study published in the scientific journal Animal Behavior found that furry little insects liked to play with toys This is the first time Any insect has been observed playing with an object. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London put wooden balls near the bumblebee, giving them the option of passing them by or going out of their way to play.

3:10:52 And many of them, pardon the pun made a bee line for the balls. Rolling them or doing somersaults while holding them Researchers said that because bees like to play it may be proof that they're also capable experiencing feelings more specifically that they are able to have positive feeling The authors noted that just like other mammals including humans of course younger bees seem to be more playful than the older ones Who would probably like me just trying to go about their day? Yeah, you're right. That's pretty weird. Did you catch the gaffe no I didn't catch the gaffe Oh, I think I was too busy setting up end-of-show sorry didn't did not hear it What's the gap he says just like other mammals Bees are what

3:11:47 and this is NPR, the same people who brought you Clenched? The clenched election. Yeah, clenched the election I think that kind of says it all everybody Go back and listen! I will after the show The audio wasn't that great That will do it everybody for this edition of uh... the No Agendas with yours truly Adam Curry John C Dvorak We have some nice end-of-show mixes which I'm quite Quite pleased we got Dee's Laughs, we got a Dynamite Big Pharma mix from Neil Jones the clip custodian. Wait for that one! Could have played it in the show It's So Good. Jesse Coy Nelson, Matty J and Tom Starkweather. It's an all-star lineup I'm not sure what's next on noagendastream.com

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End of Show Mix, Fetterman and Anxiety

The episode concludes with a produced mix featuring clips of John Fetterman's debate performance, Dr. Oz, and news reports recommending anxiety screenings for children and adults. The mix incorporates recurring show themes like "Venn diagrams" and "threats to democracy" set to music.

john fetterman· anxiety screening· dr. oz· venn diagrams· end of show mix

3:12:43 The deets in but there's always something good, it may even be live. 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 I remain I am John C. Borak We return on Sunday with another deconstruction of your media Looking forward to until then adios mofos! And such...and a hooey hooey doo! Venn diagram on this, remember those Venn diagrams? Those Venn diagrams. You know the pull out a Venn diagram right and so you know the Venn diagram of it all he sees that there are those Venn diagrams. A Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram, a Venn diagram

3:13:38 Then diagrams of circles, then diagrams of circles Diagrams, then diagram of it all He sees the circle's diagram, then diagram of it all Diagrams, grams. Diagrams, grams. I really love my diagrams. The circles right? Usually... You know the three circles? Those three circles. Hip hop!

3:14:40 Your player just tweeted out a movie that denies the Holocaust. Sorry, but for a week that's kind of a big deal. Fear rules over secular society I thank God every day for my alcohol sobriety Get the supercut there is threat to democracy Transhumanist just say no to technocracy Freedom is not free All I want to do is worship freely and talk to GOD Freedom is not free. All I want to do is worship freely and talk to Ayo midterm elections looking like a red wave money was getting tight, and now it's getting harder to save Teach about inflation new threat to the nation joy reads word nothing but crap on the TV station NBC You were easy bugs not for me stop the nonsense pretending that you mad at Kyrie Shannon Steven 8 ESPN just a bunch of empty suits anyway

3:15:30 We meate all day, distract ourselves with social media night and day I mean why forget about Dre Day we could use a prayday Most of us focused on our individual paydays We all need to be better in so many ways. We can all admit when go astray I mean...we can all admit when we go astray Yo just get back on track no apps needed like Waze way that is not allowed sir I ask you to put that prop away where it's not a problem. Thank you for putting that prop away

3:16:08 For the first time, a panel of medical experts is recommending that American adults under the age of 65 be screened for anxiety. A new recommendation calls for children as young as 8 to be screened for anxiety. If you are a catastrophic parent which means that you talk to your children about how dangerous the world is That's risk factor for anxiety Anxiety is number one. The catastrophic thinker is sort of the Eeyore of anxiety like now we're doomed

3:16:49 Anxiety is the number one diagnosis in our country right now. Anxiety is number one, anxiety is number one... A lot of what is passed down in families in terms of anxiety is about modeling Now we're doomed I don't support fracking. I think it's something that has to eventually go away. I do support fracking and I don't, I don't...I support fracking and I stand and I do support fracking Send me to Washington DC so i can work with Senator Casey And I can champion the union way of life

3:17:50 in Jersey, excuse me in DC. I live eight minutes away from here and when I leave tonight I got three miles away Dr Oz is mansion in New Jersey you've got a friend and you have an ally send me to Washington D.C thank you very much We have him connected to a device that in essence, if he's ever problem processing he can see the words in front of him. There are folks who say because you need that you cannot function as a US Senator You just cant do it. Respond please. Now thats just absolutely absurd and I mean what kind of doctor wants somebody that was sick getting better how would you want them to remain sick?

3:18:42 We have a movement here tonight didn't turn out the way we wanted. The reality is as we sat in the war room tonight, We started to watch the results come in and what we saw was two New Mexicans And enjoy the open bar and enjoy watching the results because what you're about to see Is that this will continue to get closer and closer and closer and closer As the night goes on Thank You all Because the way this country operates

3:19:18 is that when you lose an election, you concede. We come from different backgrounds, different religions speak different languages we have different dreams and we feel passionate about different issues in very different ways A lot of people had given up on us but y'all never gave up Good night everybody I had a stroke We must push back against corporate greed. If he's on TV, my doctor... He's lying about lying for record here and he's also lying about flying I don't believe I've never I don't stand I don't believe in that you know I fundamentally believe with it You know I believe it's not about changing the rules It's about the elephant in the room I had a stroke

3:20:26 I believe is China. I believe China is not our friend and I believe that we can't stand against China, and I believe that one of us on this stage is going to stand up against and stand firm against China to make sure that we address China and that we know it's not our friend. I do support fracking and that's what I believe...I don't...I support fracking and I stand and I do support fracking I don't want to live! Not want to live! Activity in grace. The best podcast in the universe! Adios, mofo. Dvorak dot org slash N-A Came out of nowhere