Episode 1629 · Sunday, 28 January 2024

Sunflower Kids

Texas asserts constitutional authority at the border as international courts weigh in on Gaza and Canadian judges rebuke the use of emergency powers against protesters.

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About this episode

Governor Greg Abbott invoked constitutional authority to defend Texas against a migrant surge of 302,000 in December, triggering a standoff with the Biden administration over federal property at Eagle Pass. Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Washington's legal right to seize state assets while twenty-five Republican governors pledged support for the Lone Star State. The conflict intensified as Congressman Keith Self promoted a massive Take Our Border Back convoy of truckers and farmers mobilized to protest federal border policies.

In Canada, a federal court ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy was legally unjustified and violated Charter rights. Meanwhile, the Biden administration paused Liquefied Natural Gas export licenses as Soros Fund Management finalized its acquisition of Vice News. General Sir Patrick Saunders warned of potential UK conscription amid rising tensions with Russia, while the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza following a petition by South Africa. Domestically, E. Jean Carroll secured an $83.3 million defamation verdict against Donald Trump as digital media outlets like BuzzFeed News and Sports Illustrated faced catastrophic layoffs.

This installment features a deep dive into the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program appearing at over 230 airports and a survey revealing that 20% of Gen Z applicants bring parents to job interviews. Sir Kyle of South Placer County and Knight Smitty receive formal honors during the knighting ceremony. The episode concludes with the Trump Rotation mix and a parody of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall aimed at Kirsten Nielsen.


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CHAPTER 01 / 44 Discussion

Texas Border Conflict, Governor Abbott Invokes Invasion Authority

Governor Greg Abbott invoked constitutional authority to protect Texas from what he termed an invasion, following record-high encounters of 302,000 migrants at the southern border in December. Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a formal response to Washington D.C. demanding proof of federal authority to seize state property at Eagle Pass. Twenty-five Republican governors have signaled support for Texas, with some offering to deploy National Guard troops to assist state law enforcement.

greg abbott· ken paxton· eagle pass· texas border· customs and border protection

00:00 You're going into the bin, baby. Adam Curry John C. Dvorak It's Sunday January 28th 2024 This is your award winning Kibble Nation Media Assassination Episode 1629 This is no agenda Taken to pee out of propaganda And broadcasting live from the heart of Texas Hill Country here in FEMA Region number 6 In The Morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and for Northern Silicon Valley where we call it Ruppaganda I'm John C. Dvorak It's all propaganda. All of it, all of it, all of it! My goodness Texas is propaganda central right now Oh why? The convoy Eagle pass take back our borders I really must alert everyone This is... Abbott has been activated this is all politics

00:59 There's nothing based in reality and everyone is getting all jacked up. Really? Did you see the photo of all the tractors? Yeah, well... I consider it an AI photo because it's like where was this thing we have these these tiers like a hillside with tiers and tiers and tiers all with thousands of tractors supposedly at the Texas border. I'm telling you Of course people are going to show up at the border Let me run through a couple of clips because this There's the battlefield is now between your ears. This is and you think, oh yeah everyone we're the good guys! Now you're being propagandists We're talking about a two mile stretch of border there's people walking across three miles down the road

01:48 But no, it's gonna be take back our borders. Texas responded Friday to Washington's demands for border access with demands of its own for the federal government. Demands for proof wrote Attorney General Ken Paxton of the government's authority to turn a Texas park into a port of entry anytime you might spend suing Texas should be redirected toward enforcing the immigration laws Congress already has on the books Paxton wrote, a strong response came as Customs and Border Protection officially reported more than 302 thousand encounters at the southern border in December. The highest monthly number ever recorded more people than the entire population of the city of Plano

02:29 Governor Greg Abbott said today he had asked the president eight times to help with no response, giving him constitutional authority to protect the state from an invasion. Dallas appellate lawyer David Cole thinks the invasion argument has some weaknesses but he said Texas may be able to make an argument on exactly how much control over immigration the federal government actually has Cole agreed. It is very awkward right now having military and law enforcement both on opposite sides of all of this down at the border, the governor also noted today he believes all 25 states that are backing Texas in its efforts would be willing to send troops to help if they're needed. All right time to load them up get it ready locked and loaded we're going to the border don't go

CHAPTER 02 / 44 Discussion

Tucker Carlson Interview, Ken Paxton on Federalizing National Guard

Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared on Tucker Carlson's program to discuss the potential for President Joe Biden to federalize the Texas National Guard. Paxton characterized the border crisis as a political setup for the upcoming election and questioned the decision-making process of the Biden administration's handlers. The discussion suggests that federal intervention in Texas state military operations would result in significant political backlash for the Democratic party.

tucker carlson· ken paxton· joe biden· national guard· republican party

03:14 Oh my god. I thought you were going! Well, i was gonna go until... First of all we have boots on the ground plenty of boots on the ground obviously people are sick of what's happening at the border but this is nothing more than a Republican party set up against Biden of course And I can think, I can reasonably prove this. I'm not quite sure what Tucker is doing if he's really just a willing idiot in all of this but he had Ken Paxton on our state's Attorney General Isn't that the guy they tried to impeach? Oh yeah! So how does he... What's the deal with him first let's get a little background on this guy First of all the Republicans in Texas tried to get this guy out but now he's like their spokesperson

03:58 Yes, there was a battle for him and I don't know. Don't think it was all the Republicans but there was definitely a faction that did not like him and And I have to say at the time like I seems like a pretty reasonable guy He's doing good things for the state But now it's clear that Abbott is just the globalist shill you have to realize you've got from Seriously from McAllen Airport They're basically bringing in young aged men, not to create an army inside of America. They're cheap labor!

04:36 And it's Republican and Democrat companies, you know. It's just companies! Capitalists! Our children are too lazy to go on work in crappy-ass jobs and so we need to bring them in. They're walking right through TSA of this is all the United Nations Office of International Migration and the faith based organizations that are paid thousands of dollars for a migrant resettle, immigrant resettlement program. It's all a scam and we're all being played and when I heard this short exchange between Tucker and Ken Paxton there's nothing to do with what's going on with the immigrants in America it's about getting Biden out on the Democrats and blah blah blah it's just propaganda So what would happen if Biden decides to quote federalize

05:28 the National Guard of Texas. Look, he can do that any president can do that I think that pretty much ends his election possibilities not they're that good now anyway but this is becoming a number one issue when you come into state like Texas that i think people can clearly see we're trying to protect ourselves from crime and terrorism and a lot of bad consequences And now these liberal sanctuary cities know the same problem. They've got just a little bit of what we have, and they know that this is real so I think it's becoming more Americans are becoming more aware and i think if Joe Biden decides to force that onto us by taking over the National Guard I think its an automatic loss he has done So you know in some ways We have to suffer with the consequences for a few months If he does that which I still hope he doesn't

06:16 In the end, he loses the election absolutely if he does that. Oh it seems like this is only about the election Ken Paxton! Tucker please lead the witness some more Do you think it's possible that he will? I mean...I guess its possible to know but what would you rate the likelihoods You know..I don't know I mean... By the way stop Anybody who says first they get into the topic and then they milk it And just to stretch it even more Is a question you can't answer What do you think is the likelihood? What's your percentage, 1 to 10 that'll be next or what is your...you know. Just drag it out. That's a good catch. Yeah! It's leading the witness. It's obvious. Okay we continue. Do you think its possible that he will? I mean I guess it's possible no but what would you rate the likelihood? 20 You know I don't really think Biden's thinking about this much. I think his handlers whoever behind the scenes making those decisions if I knew who that was I could probably better

07:15 give you an answer but I have no idea what he'll do because i don't think he knows what is going to do and after he's done, I'm not sure if even would recognize what he did so If I knew who was making that decision I could actually direct questions at him or somebody could. I think that would be helpful but we know the country right now It's only about who is in charge and Biden is going to lose. That was kind of embarrassing. It's like if you really want to talk about the problem, talk about the problem and clearly the busing was the setup I'm not saying that that was wrong I mean I'm not saying that I don't agree with hey give it to The Sanctuary Cities all of that is correct but we are being played and were being played and you called it on the last show

CHAPTER 03 / 44 Discussion

Take Our Border Back Convoy, Trucker Mobilization Claims

Texas Congressman Keith Self promoted the "Take Our Border Back" convoy on Fox Business, claiming that 700,000 vehicles, including Canadian truckers and European farmers, would participate in a peaceful assembly. The convoy is scheduled to depart from Virginia Beach and travel through Yuma and San Ysidro before arriving at Eagle Pass. Skeptics questioned the feasibility of the 700,000 vehicle figure and raised concerns about potential bad actors co-opting the movement.

keith self· fox business· trucker convoy· eagle pass· canadian truckers

08:08 with the takebackourborder.com website which seemed very sketch, sketch I said it's sketch! 700 000 trucks and so this is Fox Business News they bring on a Texas representative i don't even know who this guy is but he's a Republican and he goes too far shows his hand, but even the setup where first they show you the map. Look at all these Republican states all the governors there backing Texas. Do you think it's political? Texas now receiving support from 25 Republican governors all backing Governor Abbott border actions blaming the Biden administration for the crisis I want to bring in Texas Congressman Lieutenant Colonel Keith self congressman Good morning Let's talk about this

08:59 Trucker convoy you brought this up just a moment ago. So this is called take our border back It kicks off Monday, so you've got multiple starts You've got trucks leaving from Virginia Beach that are gonna go through Texas Arizona California on the website it describes the vent event as a peaceful assembly Encouraging all freedom-loving and law-abiding Americans to attend I saw that you posted on x to raise awareness about that. You obviously just mentioned it a moment ago, I understand that you're going to be speaking once they get to Eagle Pass. I also see that is gonna go through Yuma, is gonna go to San Ysidro California as well 700 thousand vehicles? That's the

09:39 That's the prediction here. How do you keep that, well peaceful and on track? That's a lot of trucks! Well the people that have organized this are the same people who went from California to DC with truckers Really I understand we're going to be joined by Canadian truckers so these people committed to a peaceful demonstration Now pay attention what he is saying her He's saying, oh these are the people who did the trucker convoy to DC. And then he says and we're going to be joined by the Canadian truckers what? Seriously now! The Canadian truckers they're going to... but he is playing on visuals Oh yeah the Canadian truckers Yeah We were all for the Canadian truckers and I'll even bring in the farmers. And on track that's a lot of trucks

10:23 Well, the people that have organized this are the same people who went from California to D.C with truckers I understand we're going to be joined by Canadian truckers so these people are committed to a peaceful demonstration that we've had enough The American people have had enough. We're demanding that the Biden administration do its job, enforce the laws on the books and secure our border 8 million people during the Biden administration? That's more than the population of Ohio! This is the time for us to rise up as the American people in demand that our president do his job

11:00 All right, so he I don't believe this for a second. I do not believe there's gonna be 700 thousand trucks They set that number out there The number is being propagated everywhere and then of course the Fox Business News model asked the obvious question. His answer is quite interesting. Congressman, I love the fact that people are standing up and using their voices peacefully but we know that bad actors in the past have co-opted these types of events and done everything they can to make the peace loving Americans look bad Are you concerned there might be some sort of co-opting of this convoy?

11:39 That's always a probability, but you learn as you do these events. What? That may be a possibility but why would you say that maybe a probability? No he said probability. I don't like that. I don't like it.

12:18 And I am hopeful that will not happen because this should be a peaceful movement of the American people joined by other nations if they want to come. This is the Canadian farmer, Trucker. This is the German farmers. This is the French farmers. Really? This is the Dutch farmers. This is a movement well beyond the United States that people are simply tired of the overreach of their federal governments and we're pushing back now as the time Well, how many federal governments are there besides ours? How come they always say... I've noticed this before recently. I don't have any clips but where they're referring to like the French Federal Government or the British and they say well it's a federal government. They don't have federal governments exactly so couple things here

CHAPTER 04 / 44 Discussion

Biden Administration Natural Gas Export Policy, Soros Vice Purchase

The Biden administration announced a pause on new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export licenses, a move interpreted by some as an attempt to lower domestic energy prices and combat inflation. Concurrently, Soros Fund Management completed the acquisition of Vice News following its bankruptcy. Critics argue that the media outlet's new ownership influences its coverage of domestic issues like the Texas border dispute.

joe biden· lpg exports· george soros· vice news· natural gas

13:05 So, you know the Biden administration I don't know if actually have a clip of that. I think actually do said oh we're stopping all LPG export licenses and immediately that's oh they're trying to screw with Texas but i don't think so! I think what Biden is trying to do is keep lots of gas in America and maybe do something about inflation lowering liquid, lowering natural gas prices. It doesn't seem like that was a punitive move all these messages everywhere and then of course what do you do on the other side? I agree they should be putting that gas into play here yeah well and that's what they're doing it has nothing to do with this does just stopping export license doesn't mean they stopped pumping no and so immediately we get vice

14:02 I want to remind everybody that Vice went bankrupt and was purchased by one of its major debt holders, Soros. Soros Investments for $200 million dollars. They wound up buying it for like two dollars And here is their headline. And this is written by Tess Owen. And let's look at some other Vice News stories by Tess Owen. Hmm, extremists call for civil war and succession over Texas border ruling. Far-right congressman explains there aren't enough white people joining the army Republican wants schools to call animal control on furry students

CHAPTER 05 / 44 Discussion

Joy Reid Criticizes Border Convoy, January 6th Comparisons

MSNBC host Joy Reid compared the participants of the "Take Our Border Back" convoy to the individuals present at the January 6th Capitol riot. Reid argued that the movement is an attempt by culturally marginalized groups to spark a civil war or secede from the United States. The commentary focused on the geographic and cultural divide between rural protesters and urban power centers.

joy reid· msnbc· january 6th· civil war· texas border

14:54 Come on people, get a clue. That's a good one actually! So this is a war for your mind and well let's get some Joy Reid to balance out the coverage here. Something called take our border back convoy. Noted this online today and here is a pullout just of the text in this invitation it says calling all truckers, bikers law enforcement veterans military elected... Yeah bikers yeah we need some bikers! Calling all truckers... We're podcasters! Podcasters! Bikers law enforcement veterans military elected...

15:31 officials, business owners, ranches and freedom-loving Americans. It's supposed to start in Virginia Beach on Monday it separate rallies on February 3rd near Eagle Pass Texas Yuma Arizona and San Ysidro California they're saying it's supposed to be a peaceful convoy and active sort of activism but the lineup of people sounds a lot like the line up of people who are at January 6th Right, listen as long as it's peaceful. Really? He says it sounds like the same people that were at January 6th! It was a lot like the lineup of people who were at January 6th. Right listen as long as it's peaceful I support peoples right to protest. Who is this guy? Yeah you know who that is. They don't like what's happening on the border

16:13 by all means protest, as long as it's peaceful. Right? But this idea that- As long as it is peaceful right? As long as its peaceful right? As long as peace but not gonna be for the- As long as it's peaceful right? Is that right? By all means protest, as long as it's peaceful right? But this idea that trying to spark some sort of civil war... That's a real problem! That's not a small thing and you know when you look at that map you see a lot of places where there are very few people and then you know the places in between places are the places that are angry They're the places where the power doesn't reside in the culture. And therefore, and they want to be separate from the places where it does reside in the culture. The biggest universities are not there. The biggest cities are not there. They feel overwhelmed but you cannot plan to break away from United States just because you feel overwhelmed. You have to win the argument

17:03 And that is where they are failing. He's in the poop. He has nothing to say, nothing to say. But you cannot plan to break away from the United States just because you feel overwhelmed? You have to win the argument. Who wants to break away from the United States because they feel overwhelmed? That's but this is the propaganda. Oh, they want us to see it. Does he just throw that in? Yes! I don't want us to cede. Breakaway from the United States just because you feel overwhelmed. You have to win the argument and that is where they are failing

CHAPTER 06 / 44 Discussion

The View Panelists, Religious Rhetoric and Dictatorship Claims

Panelists on The View criticized Senator Tim Scott and Mike Pence, questioning their religious convictions in relation to their support for Donald Trump. The segment featured claims that Trump intends to be a "dictator from day one," citing recent media narratives. The discussion highlighted the use of religious metaphors to frame the 2024 presidential election as a choice between different moral paths.

the view· tim scott· donald trump· mike pence· tim alberta

17:42 Yeah, I think a lot of people forget that what originally sparked the notion of civil war was an election. It was the election of Abraham Lincoln who the slave-owning South did not want to be president of the United States because they feared he'd take away their money making human bondage industry. Yeah, human bondage industry. Okay well let's just throw a couple more on top of it Let's bring in the ladies from The View We need to do more of this! More! Tim Scott shocked a lot of people because he claims to be a man of faith Just like Mike Pence claims to have been a man of faith They have every religious person scared that they're coming for their religion while the devil takes their soul They are not even walking in the path as Tim Alberta said You can either take up the sword with a strongman like Donald Trump or you can walk in the path of Jesus

18:25 Strong man? They're quoting some kind of scripture here, John. We've got to pay attention! Yeah they are butchering some sort of scripture and calling Donald Trump a strong man. A strong man! The devil takes their soul. They are not even walking in the path as Tim Alberta said you can either take up the sword with a strongman like Donald Trump or you can walk in the path of Jesus They have all completely turned their cheek to their faith. I was thinking about it. Turned their cheek on their faith, this is a new one! You know these women on The View are a bunch of atheists... Turning their cheek on faith? This is fantastic! They're a bunch of atheist and then they go off every once in awhile. I don't know what the point of going in the other direction

19:14 I have it's baffling to me to listen to these people. Well, that's why it's fun Jesus they have all completely you know in their cheek I was thinking about all of this today and it's like You know Trump is the way I was thinking his smoke was coming out of my ears cheek I was thinking about all of this today and it's like, you know Trump isn't aware of the times hmm, you don't like when Ronald Reagan was around right John Kennedy and the rest of them there was a certain decorum in the atmosphere There is total chaos now because of social media and all of the things that any anonymous idiot can make a statement He is scary though many people Realize that they were this is really up to us. It's not up to the media it's not up to us at the table, it is strictly in your hands what country do you want to be in I

20:05 What country do you want to be in? Do you want to be in a country where people can live up to their potential no matter what their faith is, No matter what their visual is. No matter what their proclivities are Is that the country you want where you can be who you are or do you want to be in a country Where the man says day one I'm gonna be a dictator Oh misquote Dictator! Come on So they're just, and you know again just go listen to C-SPAN in the morning. You'll hear Democrat line he's gonna be a dictator! From day one. You'll hear Republican line Biden is letting him in ruining the country

CHAPTER 07 / 44 Discussion

Canadian Federal Court Ruling, Trudeau Emergencies Act Overreach

A Canadian federal court ruled that the Liberal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy was not legally justified. The judge found that the situation did not meet the threshold of a national emergency and that the freezing of bank accounts infringed upon Charter rights regarding search and seizure. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated that the government disagrees with the ruling and intends to file an appeal.

justin trudeau· chrystia freeland· emergencies act· trucker convoy· cbc

20:47 Just to prove a gummy nerd is 33 wrong because he's such a douche in the troll room. I'm very nerd 33 Yeah, he's a douche He's a douche yeah very it's a guy or girl you do you may have misgendered him? Yeah? I hope I did good Adam isn't even aware that the Canadian truckers are ruling on the future. Yeah, I am douche A federal court has ruled the government's use of the Emergencies Act during the convoy protests back in 2022 was not justified The CBC's Karina Roman is live in Ottawa and Karina you've been reading over their decision which runs nearly 200 pages so we're just all kind of getting our heads into it but So far what have you been able to glean from it?

21:33 OK, so let's just go over the language that the judge used in terms of his conclusion. This was actually quite an interesting take that happened and I think it's worthy of two clips that Trudeau going after the truckers taking their money Blocking their money was completely illegal and they're humming a humming about it. I have concluded that the decision to issue the proclamation, that would be the invoking of the Emergency Act does not bear the hallmarks of reasonableness justification, transparency and intelligibility and was not justified in relation to the relevant factual and legal constraints that were required to be taken into consideration." Now obviously that is news that he found very differently than the public inquiry

22:22 the Rouleau Commission, which found the government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act. And of course you know in this 190 plus pages there are many many reasons and he goes over the arguments on both sides just to give people a sense of what parts of the Charter we're talking about. We're talking about section 2b which is freedom of expression, section 8 which is search and seizure. He did not find that there was any infringement on the right to assembly, because even though of course people were restricted in where they were allowed to go—that is allowed. There's reasonable limits. But in terms of freedom of expression and search-and-seizure, that's where he found there were infringements

23:11 Actually, it might have been Blue Douche 33. I don't know someone named douche Yeah, yeah, I know about all this but so what what difference does it make? What do you mean at this point? What difference is that make they can't you know Make Trudeau bend over and take a 20 lashes Well, it was really the it was Chris Christian Freeland who Who was in charge of this operation? I do have a yes she resigned I think didn't she Well, she came out and apologized or something. She's a horrible woman. She is not apologizing here So we are aware of the court decision We have discussed it You noticed the cadence? Oh yeah

23:57 This is the same milieu of Susan Rice Lisa Monaco, they all have the same exact. They're all part of some sort of a Some sort of us underlying milieu didn't she go There was something about her background that I recall let me look it up when we listen to the clip So we are aware of the court decision We have discussed it with the Prime Minister, with cabinet colleagues, with senior federal government officials and experts. We respect very much Canada's independent judiciary however

24:43 We do not agree with this decision and respectfully, we will be appealing it. I would just like to take a moment to remind Canadians of how serious the situation was in our country when we took that decision. The public safety of Canadians was under threat. Our national security, which includes our national economic security was under threat. It was a hard decision to take we took it very seriously after a lot of hard work after a lot of careful deliberation

25:35 We were convinced at the time, I was convinced at the time it was the right thing to do. It was the necessary thing to do. I remain and we remain convinced of that So, she says there was a necessary—there was a national emergency. That's actually the part that is most damning as there were issues in Ottawa but no way was there a national emergency? And in terms of the justifiability, Andrew you'll recall that there was a lot of talk about the CSIS definition of a national threat to security and what's interesting is the judge found it doesn't actually matter whether or not CSIS

26:22 said that there was a national security threat or not, I mean that should be given weight. That you know it's something to actually consider but it's not the sole reason to invoke it so you might say well then why did he say they were unjustified and again Andrew have only read parts of it but from what I gather It really comes down to this was not a national emergency, that the police and the provincial authorities in different regions—whether we're talking about Alberta and Cootes or whether we're talking about Quebec— or Windsor, they were able to deal with the problem at hand. Really the problem was Ottawa and that means it wasn't a national emergency. And he talks as well about some of the financial penalties they brought in terms of seizing and freezing bank accounts because that affected people beyond just the people they were trying to affect

27:13 That itself was an overstep. But he does say that the cabinet had the right and the power to invoke in terms of, that is within their power but they did not have justification it was an unreasonable move based on all the evidence before him. Yeah I got it then again yes so what well you said yourself to our friendly Canadians of Grime-erica is that they're good at complaining and maybe they'll complain enough. Yes, I did bring up that thesis... When they complain and they keep complaining you know but that's very offensive! They're complaining about me! Just for people who don't know, I was on Grime-erica and i have a thesis about the American Revolution

CHAPTER 08 / 44 Discussion

Historical Comparison of Canadian and American Revolutionary Spirits

A historical thesis suggests that the primary difference between American and Canadian political development stems from the use of violence. While the United States engaged in an armed revolution against British rule, Canada relied on a culture of persistent complaining to achieve political shifts. This cultural observation was used to frame current differences in how citizens of both nations approach government overreach.

american revolution· canada· britain· protest culture· grime-erica

28:06 The difference between the Canadians and the United States when they were both run by Britain is that we had a armed revolution. We're violent folk, the Canadians never did! They never had an armed revolution they just complained. And they complained and complained...and even they kind of know their really good at complaining? Yeah it works! And it does work?! It does work. It's different, it's a different approach than our approach which is to shoot someone but... So while we're in the season of reveal now we know okay so that was bogus Our trucker thing this 700 000 trucks is a bogus I don't understand why any trucker would go down to Texas You have to, the vibe in Texas is We're gonna get them

29:02 I mean, people are spun up. Seriously they're spun up yeah we're gonna we're not gonna stand for it! I pray that everything goes okay down there It won't take much Just look at the videos on TikTok and YouTube and everyone's racking up their guns and getting ready it's like oh god please...it's not worth it Not this This is not the battleground I think Abbott went too far Yeah, and it's not even him. It's just all the media and all this other organization like this other sketchy operation. Sketchy? Say the Borders Org or whatever it is... Yeah! You have to wonder what what's going on really going on that's why I wouldn't go to the border in a million years for some... We have boots on the ground so but seriously three miles away from Eagle Pass people are walking across the border hello I'm in

30:02 So, uh... This is a stage. In fact there was there was a guy on one of the TV networks that was just walking back and forth across the border I'm in the United States! I am in Mexico! I mean you know you go back and forth and back and forth Exactly Now this- You brought up to point of the replacements your bringing yet because people don't want to work. Migration replacement, yes migration replacement I have a series of TikTok videos about the Gen Z's who don't want to work now I have... Can i play the jingle first? So we feel good about it?

CHAPTER 09 / 44 Discussion

Gen Z Workplace Attitudes, TikTok Influencer Aspirations

Viral TikTok videos featuring Gen Z workers highlight a growing dissatisfaction with traditional 9-to-5 office schedules and entry-level compensation. One creator announced his resignation to pursue a full-time career as a social media influencer, claiming his worth exceeds $100,000. Another viral clip featured a young woman lamenting the lack of time for personal life and exercise due to long commutes and office hours.

gen z· tiktok· influencer· 9-to-5· remote work

30:49 Now, I have different ways of looking at this and that one clip that'll kind of push it over to one side. But there are rational reasons that... And I've seen these videos why these kids don't want to work because it's like they're being exploited the minimum wages and what it should be is 40% below what it should be on and on you see a lot of it but I'm taking more of the critical side of this because i think that's always more beneficial if people can take criticism even though these folks apparently can't. I want to play a few of these, I have quite a few actually but they're entertaining and I want to start with the Gen Z dude who is quitting Here's why I am quitting my first full time job

31:40 For one, we have to go into the office every day. I have to wake up at 8 so i can get in the office by 9. Sometimes even earlier. Two people always are telling me what to do That's not how I roll you just because just because you're in a position above me doesn't mean you can tell me what to do Okay, and three. I'm not getting paid over 100k yes This is my first full-time job But also I know my worth and it's well over 100 K And I'm not getting that So I'm excited to announce that I am quitting and pursuing full-time social media influencer. Brands, if you would like to work with me please hit me up! Thank You!

32:37 And this guy is just so full of himself and he's gonna be an influencer, okay sure. Which is the number one dream job of most young people? Yeah well it is a dream job because if you were an influence you could actually pull it off which is rare. You can make $1 million dollars a year. Easy! For awhile... yeah not forever as long as you feed the algos I do want to get to the classic though. We should have played this one first, this is the one... This woman, The 9-5 Gal's the clip she is the one that set a lot of this off articles were written about her there are at least 10 clips of her apologizing for one thing or another and then she finally ended up quitting her job and she got a clip with that but this was the original clip that got everything started

33:32 Insofar as the Gen Z's being condemned by other people. I know i'm probably just being so dramatic and annoying But this is my first job like my first 95 job after college And I am in person and I'm commuting in the city, and it takes me fucking forever to get there There's no way I'm gonna be able to afford living in the city right now So that's off the table like fucking duh If I was able to walk to work and it would be fine, but I'm not so it literally takes me like I leave here Like I could have a train at 730 And I don't get home till like 6 15 earliest and then like I don't have time to do anything. I don't I want her shower Eat my dinner and go to sleep. I don't have time or energy to cook by dinner either Like I don't have energy to workout like that's out the window like I'm so upset

34:18 Nothing to do with my job at all, but just like the nine-to-five schedule in general is Crazy being in the office 9 to 5 like if it was remote you get off at five and your home And everything's fine But like I'm not home. It takes me long to get home and like Like people that drive to the office like it doesn't you don't get off at five and I know it could be worse. I know I could be working longer, but like I literally get off its pitch black like I don't have energy how do you have friends? Like how do you have time to like meet like a guy? I don't know like how do you temporarily dating like I don't have time for anything and I'm like so stressed out And I'm also getting my period so that's why I want emotional but like am I so dramatic It's fine

CHAPTER 10 / 44 Discussion

Sunflower Lane Program, Hidden Disabilities at Airports

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program has been implemented at over 230 airports, including Gerald R. Ford International Airport, to assist passengers with non-visible impairments. Travelers wearing a sunflower symbol receive specialized assistance and access to dedicated lanes. The program aims to support individuals with autism, diabetes, and learning disabilities, though critics view it as a symptom of increasing societal fragility.

sunflower lane· gerald r ford airport· hidden disabilities· autism· inclusivity

35:02 I think there's a couple of things at play here. First and foremost, without a doubt wages are too low for inflation and it is very difficult to make ends meet just for the basics which now of course these children are being pushed towards. Yeah, we should have universal basic income note the basic word to there was you cannot discount several years of work at home which is quite preferable to I guess everybody how working home that's much better yeah what she said herself you know when you're working home it gets with five o'clock and by the way one other thing i don't have any clips exemplifying this but all

35:47 Gen Z are supposedly literally stop, maybe I do have one. Stop at five o'clock computers off they're out the door John we saw that 15 years ago at Mevio 5 o clock everyone pack up the bag 505 everyone's gone Yeah, poof. And that is just a general... During this show we have seen this take place We saw the pussification We saw the pandering and I know it sounds boomerish Even though i'm Gen X The voice of Gen X

36:27 and the face of the hair, the hair of Gen X. I was the hair of Gen X. We saw the participation trophies and just to insert some quick clip into your clips now we have at airports multiple airports around the United States The Sunflower Lane Have you heard of The Sunflower Lane? No! If you Already it sounds bad. If you display the sunflower symbol which you can get at the airport, there's a special lane in case your autistic or triggered Some passengers at Gerald R Ford International Airport may soon be sporting a bright yellow sunflower It is part of a program to identify those

37:11 who may need extra assistance. It's part of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, that means airport staff will be trained to recognize a sunflower symbol and provide assistance in accommodation as needed The sunflower item can be found at the airport visitor information desk and security screening checkpoint Hidden disabilities are physical or mental impairments that others may not be able to see like learning disabilities diabetes or epilepsy. Ford Airport joins over 232 other airports around the world aiming to make travel more inclusive and accessible for all 432 airports for if you have learning disabilities come on Wow this cropped up overnight wonder who's behind it that's worth looking into yeah just popped up for me this morning and I saw an article and someone sent me a note about it

38:05 And you know, that it was for people who have autism hidden disabilities. Hey! When I was a kid blind people went through the airport Talk about a disability they didn't get a special line But now it's like, oh I have a learning disability. Oh you can't learn to stand in line No, I can't deal with the line and people in the line Alright back to your TikToks That's interesting yeah I can't deal with people...I can't stand in line You know what is happening? It is food starvation They have no nutrition they're eating bad food and their brain... Idiocracy is nearby!

CHAPTER 11 / 44 Discussion

Equity and Diversity in Gen Z Job Searches

Young job seekers are increasingly prioritizing equity, diversity, and salary transparency when applying for positions. A viral commentary from a Gen Z professional argued that refusing to work for exploitative wages is a core generational principle. This shift in workplace expectations is contrasted with the "grind" culture of previous generations who accepted low-paying roles as a path to career advancement.

gen z· equity· diversity· salary transparency· workplace culture

38:50 Here we go to a British, black British girl who is Gen Z and here's her lament. Gen z won't apply to jobs! Gen Z won't put up with this and all I can think is great I am so glad that people born 1997 and on have some sense not to be exploited. There's never a reason that we shouldn't be offering salary ranges on jobs, i genuinely wonder what companies think jobs are for? never apply to something if I don't know that they're going to provide me with a wage that I deserve. And that's especially true as a black woman, where I know I am much more likely not be compensated at the same rate as my white co-workers." And Gen Z care about equity and diversity! It is a core principle for a majority of the generation.

39:45 So, when we're talking about Gen Z changing things up in the workplace wanting work from home wanting to know how much they will get paid all I can think is great let's do more of this. Which is $100,000. You know I understand the disappointment because i have children with this disappointment like and I'm working at a restaurant but uh...I went to college and got a degree and that was kind of the promise don't worry you know then that just did not happen so you sold the bill of goods made it promised me who's promised? Society

40:35 Oh, society? Well if it was a person promising you I could see that you'd have a complaint but society can't make promises. You don't have to convince me and by the way back in my day at MTV where I think the 1987-88 interest rates were high i would say they were in the 9% 10%. 9 I think, nine or ten percent. New York was in shambles MTV paid it was non-union if you were an associate producer An AP which is kind of you know You run scripts around and you get coffee. Gopher? No it's above gopher It's an actual title you get on the credit But yeah Burnett he's not old enough to know what I'm talking about

41:23 And you had a path, there was a path to go from AP to P. You could become a producer These kids lived for in a house in Brooklyn, which at the time Brooklyn was Brooklyn. It was not cheap! Yeah it was not and they had massive commutes to get into the city and they were happy I mean yeah And they got by and they worked and They were the first to be there and the last to leave because I can become a P. I can be a producer If I keep at it, and then I've seen many of them go on to...I see Joey the Horse DeMaio. I see him on credit roll of big award shows as the director! Used to get coffee but he grinded you know?

42:10 That's what's gone and I'm not quite sure how... I think you're right that that's definitely what's missing. Yeah And i think it has to do with the educational system in the so-called promise from the society Yes, yes! I do have a two parter here yeah before we get to them The one is going to be the end is gonna be the hiring managers which is gonna be some people actually talking about this But this is of 2 parter from a long clip It's an ex-Gen lament and it is a bunch of Gen Zers talking socialism and universal basic income. This was actually put aside for the universal basic income discussion, yes? And it's a bunch of different people coming in and out and has got a music bed I'm sorry

CHAPTER 12 / 44 Discussion

Capitalism Critique and Universal Basic Income Advocacy

A series of social media clips features young Americans arguing that basic necessities like food, water, and shelter should not be "gatekept" behind a paywall. The speakers advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI), suggesting that the current capitalist system is designed for corporate profit rather than human life. These sentiments are often expressed by individuals who simultaneously maintain high-cost personal lifestyles, such as owning modern vehicles.

capitalism· universal basic income· andrew yang· human rights· cost of living

43:03 But it at least shows you some of the other element at play here, because that last girl who was a black woman who's saying we're into equity. In other words, everyone should get $100,000 a year just because they're good people. So let's start with this... Listen to this. I don't know who needs to hear this? But the majority of your struggles are because of capitalism. Having to spend the majority of your life in forced labor because getting your physiological needs met is gatekept behind a paywall, is not how humans should be living their lives. Humans really have to pay money...to stay alive

43:45 We have to pay for food, we have to pay for water. We have to pay for shelter The universe put us on earth a planet that has everything humans need to survive and yet we've evolved the point where we have to pay money To stay alive And we're working 40-60 hours a week like on average and we cannot afford to live like we just do not make enough to pay rent, to pay for food. Everything is so expensive right now and wages are not keeping up with the cost of living." And I think to myself is it depression or is it just the reality we're living in? Oh yeah, I've seen this... Is it depression? Well part of it is economic depression yes! Yeah a little bit. This is spotty but this is uh the idea that you're a human so you deserve free

44:38 shelter-free food. Well, and remember Andrew Yang propagated this. Andrew Yang the UBI... This has been propagated by many politicians. This is out there and it's being dangled like yeah yeah we need the basics we have rights! We have human rights for food clothing shelter and we should get that for free that should be the basics and then when we work we get to party Basically, yes. Where Valerie Gale Clark Curry would say Adam Clark Curry life is unfair it was harsh but it was said to me many many times

45:22 Part 2. There's just something very unnatural about being in this world, the fact that we have to pay it to live you know paid to have health insurance pay to eat and drink like money is so fucking important why do I put so much power into a piece of paper and cotton? Is it depression or is it the fact that our government is more aligned with corporate profit than human lives. Our government keeps us in a perpetual cycle of struggling and suffering that most people can't even pay attention to anything outside of their own communities, let alone what's happening in the world Is it depression or is it the culture of our country that if you can't get ahead You're just not working hard enough There is no reward for hard-working people anymore I don't want to work anymore Look at what is the point? You cannot get ahead

46:13 Or do I just need to work harder? There's three jobs. And it's still fucking struggling and i'm just getting myself farther and farther into credit card debt because I don't have enough To avoid using it! I feel like a drone Is it depression or are we just being priced out of existence Food, water housing health care Everyone should have access to them Shouldn't matter your social economic class shouldn't matter your sex gender racial identity They are basic human necessities no one should go without. So what is it? Is it depression or is it just living in America? There's one thing that about the visual of this clip which I did see and you can't really know for sure but looked like everyone in their car had a pretty nice car

47:05 Yeah, I noticed. And and i don't know... You see that a lot by the way My first car-I was on television! I was making 19 000 guilders a year on television which at the time was eight thousand dollars I think of course it was Dutch socialist country my first car was a Lancia an old Lancia with the paint was all off scraped off it The wheel literally flew off while I was driving it to work one day. You know, it's like that we had crap cars We worked on them ourselves as you can tell that's where my wheel fell off because I didn't tighten it but yeah, it's like

CHAPTER 13 / 44 Discussion

Flight Training Anecdote, Young Pilots and Career Ambition

A personal anecdote regarding flight training highlights young professionals who are successfully navigating traditional career paths. Two flight instructors, aged 24 and 27, are cited as examples of individuals taking out loans and working through regional airlines to secure futures as commercial pilots. These individuals are characterized as being disconnected from social media trends and focused on long-term professional goals.

flight school· american airlines· pilot shortage· atp license· career path

47:46 that yeah we used to work on cars too. Yeah, we used to work on our own cars and tune them your own car well you have a gun I had we had the gun strobe light new tuned-in car can i just insert a little anecdote because this is certainly not... Well before you do that I just want to mention in that last clip when that woman was reading her laundry list she said she used the term racial identity yes So you can just, it's just like self-identifies anything you want. Well of course you can including a victim so I had not flown since we flew to Nashville after the show and part of the reason why this is first like taking flying lessons i'm going for my instrument rating is expensive but Amy Lynn who was my instructor 24 years old she put herself through American Airlines Academy

48:43 took out a loan for I think $15,000 and the timing was perfect. She got hired immediately at a regional airline so boom she was gone So I really wanted to make this flight so we could be back for the show and, you know then have at least two nights with my buddy Viko. You know i've known him for 35 years in Dallas And um so the new instructor Nick... Nick is 27 similar story took out loans because he's- He wanted to be a pilot Took out loans Put himself through flight school 27 has a 2 week old baby His wife is now at home with the baby

49:24 He is going to work for one year, then he can move back up to Dallas. Get his ATP, his air transport license so we can fly on jets. He sees a future of course there is a future in it right now and you know I'm not on social media... doesn't know who I am of course. He's like, You're on MTV? Back when they played music? Yeah back in those days. Listens to maybe 1 podcast from time-to-time Is not on social media. He says, I like reading books I'm just saying this is not par for the course for everybody, but I was delighted and very pleased with my instructor. The young future of America it is here! That's probably true but that's no what we do on this show But he's not on TikTok so that doesn't count So were gonna go to the last clip in the series which is these are... This a radio talk like a morning zoo show

CHAPTER 14 / 44 Discussion

Hiring Manager Survey, Gen Z Professional Preparedness

A survey of 100 hiring managers revealed significant concerns regarding the professional preparedness of recent college graduates. The report found that 53% of Gen Z applicants struggle with eye contact, while 20% have brought a parent to a job interview. Employers also noted issues with meeting deadlines, accepting constructive feedback, and maintaining appropriate workplace communication.

hiring managers· job interviews· gen z· workplace skills· professional attire

50:21 on the radio stations and they're reading and discussing yeah everything's got you got everything right I'm ready I'm ready there discussing what hiring managers have kind of uncovered about Gen Z. And I thought this was a good way to wrap up this series of complainers. 100 hiring managers were part of this survey and they were asked about Gen Z employees well more than half say recent college graduates are not prepared for the workforce 53% said young applicants struggled to make eye contact during job interviews 50 percent say they're asking for unreasonable compensation nearly half

51:01 say the interviewees showed up wearing inappropriate attire, 21% refused to turn their cameras on for virtual interviews and one in five employers say a recent college graduate had actually brought their mom or dad to the job interview people are bringing their parents to a job interview. It's embarrassing I thought you were going to say when it came to the camera and uh, you know the virtual interviews that they were using those filters like with the dog ears and stuff like that? I could see that happening too now those Gen Zers lucky enough to get the job

51:38 are not starting off on the right foot. 63% of employers say young professionals can't manage their workload, 59% say they miss deadlines often and 53 percent report they're frequently late to meetings and Gen Z has a bad attitude too! 58 percent of employers say the young job seekers get too easily offended imagine that 55 find they don't respond well constructive feedback in 52 percent claim they have poor communication skills so that girl better adjust her attitude and learn how to dress for work and not bring mom and dad to an interview when she has an opportunity for a better job. I think we should just change their names from a Jen to just Sunflower Kids, they're the sunflower kids

52:17 They're the ones that need to go through the special line at the airport. They're the sunflower kids and it's really, if we want to place blame on immigration it's their fault! That's why we have to bring in young men who wanna work. I have to assume that is true. The good news is even though its a minority a lot of reporting that came in, because it's 52%, 58% 63%. If somebody says 70 percent say this. That means 30 percent don't are getting good people I mean there is not as though Gen Z is a bunch of bad apples from beginning to end because there's some that were brought up correctly and they're well at work they somehow got jobs maybe into family store

53:00 Or they worked during the summers when they were... Because when I was a kid, I worked during the summers. When I was in high school and college. Yes! And what? When you..when i was 16 Saturday job You're going to have a Saturday job Yeah that's true yeah I had two paper routes But- Yeah I had the paper route too I had 2 paper routes Well okay your bully for you Yeah I had a shopper route which is the moneymaker don't kid yourself Once a week it was free money So anyway uh The thing is I have run into kids who, I give the same thing. Yeah maybe I did this and that when I was a kid and they say there's no opportunity for us because they've... And I agree with these kids who say that because we moved all our manufacturing to China and Mexico and there's a lot of areas that used to be rife with industry or got nothing left except some storage facilities or store more you know

53:58 your place where you could put your stuff because you got too much. So the problem is systemic, but these kids have got to get a clue. The sunflower kids that's what I'm going to call them from now on the sunflower kids so of course this comes from and iIm guilty of this too you know helping your kids out man Tina's a hard ass she like that's it you're not getting any more figure it out who which is what you need to do You know, tough love. Hey you can't pay your rent? You gotta find a cheaper place or get another roommate I mean... They get another roommate That's what we used to do so it is also parents for- I will say though even if you listen to No Agenda Stream

54:43 We've got the MMO, the Millennial Media Offensive. We got good kids out there! I would say that most of our producers have great kids You meet them at Meetups They're Go-Getters They're out there doing stuff This is not our norm Let's put it that way Thank God I'm guessing it's just a majority of Gen Z kids that are like the ones we've done. Sunflower kids, sunflower kids!

CHAPTER 15 / 44 Discussion

Kaiser Permanente Oakland Safety Memo, Urban Crime Concerns

Kaiser Permanente, the largest private employer in Oakland, issued a memo directing employees to stay inside their offices for lunch due to rising crime in the downtown area. The health provider recommended that meetings be moved online or to locations outside of the city center. Local merchants expressed concern that these directives would further damage the local economy by discouraging foot traffic.

kaiser permanente· oakland· workplace safety· urban crime· remote work

55:20 Well, then there's this. This is not helping much up the road from you in Oakland It's just kind of scary in general not even just to go to work with this kind of coming outside Ariel Crenshaw works for Kaiser Permanente Oakland's largest private employer The health plan has directed workers and Oakland to stay in their offices for work and lunch because of concerns over crime Workers are being told to bring their own food or have it delivered I do agree because just their safety for their employees. You know, if you can work at home work at home and if you have to come in just be safe about it." In a memo issued last month and obtained by KTVU Kaiser also tells workers not based in Oakland don't have any meetings downtown move them elsewhere or had them online

56:05 It also says the Claremont Hotel in the Hills is the only hotel approved for business lodging. In a statement, Kaiser said in part those recommendations remain in place for now. Kaiser Permanente is committed to ensuring the safety and security of our employees and physicians across all of our locations. We continually monitor our environments for concerns review or practices and strengthen them whenever possible Many downtown merchants and other people who live and work in the area are taking issue with these directives. And it is a little upsetting to hear that, you know? Because everyone's trying to thrive, everyone's trying to make business... It is pretty slow as it is I don't think you want to discourage people from walking around and kind of give into the bad elements that are running around. I think quite the opposite! If there were more people on the streets there would be less incidences. Yeah we need better examples than what's on TikTok

56:56 We need better examples of people who grind. Go grind! That's what used to be the American dream. Meh, I'm old now. Of course a lot of jobs... A lot of cushy jobs By the way, I thought Foley sent me that clip exclusively? Oh, I must have picked it up from somewhere else. I didn't get it from Foley. I don't think so. I don't remember There was also, and this really stems from the dot-com bubble days as you know there were some reboots and we got this enormous true bubble of quote unquote journalism. Journalists' journalism which somehow includes BuzzFeed

CHAPTER 16 / 44 Discussion

Digital Media Layoffs, Taylor Lorenz on Journalism Decline

Journalist Taylor Lorenz highlighted a massive wave of layoffs across the digital media landscape, including the closure of BuzzFeed News and significant cuts at Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine. Lorenz argued that the "on-ramp" for young journalists has been obliterated as traditional outlets crater. The segment also noted a $500 million initiative called "Press Forward" aimed at supporting local news through non-profit models.

taylor lorenz· washington post· buzzfeed news· sports illustrated· conde nast

57:44 And here is millennial extraordinaire Taylor Lorenz lamenting the news business. much tens of thousands of journalists have been laid off in the past year. Major media companies like BuzzFeed News have completely shuttered their news operations, Time Magazine also just laid off a ton of people and oh Sports Illustrated basically shut down last week pretty much the entire digital media ecosystem that myself and a lot of other millennial journalists came up in has been completely hollowed out. And it's not just digital media sites local news has been

58:39 obliterated. The newspaper industry is cratering, essentially dead aside from NPR which has been gutted meanwhile hundreds of workers at Conde Nast the parent company of pretty much every major magazine from GQ to Vogue to The New Yorker to Vanity Fair are on strike because they're also facing impending layoffs Even mainstream national media outlets owned by billionaires like the Washington Post where I work and The Atlantic, where I used to work have done layoffs. If you're a young journalist today there's almost no on-ramp to traditional journalism even if you do get a job journalists salaries have been stagnant and even declined And by the way we don't make that much to begin with! I don't think people understand how bad the world would be without journalists. Journalists

59:21 Just as a backup to that report from her, which was pretty concise I have to say. Here's the print media declined PBS report from the same probably about at the same time that she did that You know, Anne-Marie as much as it pains me to say this. The story of print media is in so many ways a story of decline. Sports Illustrated which was once considered the standard of sports journalism today announced they're going to lay off most of their staff you work in this space Is there anything that is working? What's the story of reinvention for print media Is it the non-profit model that Evan Smith is champion with The Texas Tribune? The Texas Tribune is a good example. It's had some financial challenges, but they've done incredible work on a different model we have seen in the past handful of months

1:00:09 This initiative called Press Forward, which is $500 million being committed across I think 22 donors foundations and individuals to support a local news initiative in markets across the country. We have a lot of people living in news deserts now in this country and this isn't it? This is an effort to try to return local news to a lot of those communities strengthen it in places where there are maybe fledgling efforts You know, You know, Baltimore is another good example of that. The Baltimore banner if the Baltimore Sun is disappointing you should be supporting this new effort which is a startup which is being run in part by a lot of alumni from the Baltimore Sun look in my perfect world they both thrive but if one model isn't working we have to be experimenting with some others and a lot of those are not-for-profit models

CHAPTER 17 / 44 Discussion

UK Conscription Warnings, Nuclear Weapons Deployment

General Sir Patrick Saunders, head of the British Army, warned that the UK youth may face conscription if a conflict with Russia arises. Concurrently, reports surfaced that the U.S. will station nuclear weapons at RAF Lakenheath for the first time in 15 years. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged military service in his Daily Mail column, while news broke of mass fraud in Ukrainian weapons procurement.

boris johnson· patrick saunders· conscription· raf lakenheath· ukraine fraud

1:01:07 Oh my... BLOGGER! News is worthless. News is news, news just is news It's opinion that you're talking about Opinion and insight And uh yeah that's right doesn't work with advertising and whatever I want to get back to that in a moment I wanted take it up a little sidestep because the young kids in the United Kingdom are freaking out And I have three clips to show what this is really about, but they're freaking out because the army chief came out with a statement and said, uh-oh prepare for war there will be conscription. Which is fancy English for the draft and they're all...I didn't get any TikTok clips but they're all

1:01:58 They're not going to draft me, I'm not going into the army. I'm not gonna fight anybody! Oh no, I'm not getting prepared for war! Now sticking with the United States actually they are going to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years and that's down to tensions escalating with Russia. Pentagon documents have revealed RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk would host the warheads that are reportedly three times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb. Well this comes, as Boris Johnson has vowed he would fight for his country if the UK goes to war Now let's listen to Boris Johnson who is very gaunt looking these days no doubt from the Ozempic that he tried and he's really just promoting his column

1:02:47 Lance Corporal Johnson reporting for duty and responding to the appeal from General Sanders for a citizen army, and encouraging young people across the country to think of the attractions advantages have some kind of military training or service because at the moment they think it's either uncool or unethical. Or perhaps they're not following General Sanders They're following Colonel Sanders. To find out what we need to do about it, read my column. the Daily Mail. So let's find out what this was really about as we have Sky News with a relatively serious sit-down interview with the former Minister of Defence in the UK. Lucky to have Tobias Elwood with us this morning, it is good to see you and very serendipitous because somebody who you'll know well General Sir Patrick Saunders I'm not sure if he served with him but certainly you did so he suggested

1:03:46 reading between the lines in The Telegraph today that if we go to war with Russia, we could find that our youth may have to be conscripted. That's a bit alarming? Yes. Head of the British Army one of those cerebral thinkers that we've got, a strategist... We need to listen and listen carefully. We've been too complacent I think I said this many times with you what's coming over the horizon should shock us it should worry us and we are not prepared. We've had a couple of decades, three decades or so since the Cold War life has gone well it's now going to get more difficult as authoritarian states exploit our timidity perhaps reluctance to really put fires out and the best example of that is a democracy on there on the corner of Eastern Europe that in its third year is now in conflict and we've not resolved that. So Patrick Saunders are saying prepare for what's coming over the horizon there

1:04:37 1939 feel to the world right now. These authoritarian states are rearming, there's a risk of usness about the West in wanting to deal with that and institutions global institutions such as United Nations aren't able to hold these nations into account In fact the UN I'll go further is reaching its League of Nations moment unless it's reformed so that's where the world is heading we need to wake up to that there's a mindset now of this era of insecurity that we're heading towards and but we're still on a peacetime defense budget of just 2%. That does need to change. And the Red Sea is a great example, that if you don't step forward if you don't... If you are not robust in dealing with those that are testing the envelope it will be our weakness will be exploited and it will affect our economy More money! We need more money for weapons! That's what this is all about

1:05:33 Yeah, more money to squander actually to put in people's pockets. This half this money is not there's report after report coming out that if you know Maybe 40% of the money is actually going towards supposed to go and the rest of it's just being squandered or pocketed Or oh yeah, those are corrupt channels I mean Can we do something about this before we start just throwing more money at stuff? It's not impossible. Ukraine says it uncovered mass fraud in weapons procurement, you don't say report from Reuters Wow really oh that's a surprise now back to the news business I believe part of first of all

CHAPTER 18 / 44 Discussion

The Economic Reality of News and AI Integration

The news industry is undergoing a structural shift as traditional advertising models fail and AI begins to automate basic reporting. Historically, news has functioned as a loss leader or a propaganda tool for wealthy owners rather than a standalone profitable business. Outlets like The New York Times are diversifying into non-news products like games to remain solvent while others replace staff with generative AI.

artificial intelligence· news business· advertising· new york times· media economics

1:06:10 Way too much. There was just free money, all right? We just have to live with that there was free money for how many years? 12 years 0% interest, that's free money. Free money! That's why everyone was investing the only ones in my opinion who did it smart in the news business The New York Times because they took that free money and bought games and brought non-news products which is you know the Tiffany Network CBS they would always say a news is a lost leader And we make it up, we invest in our news to bring you news. So that's part of our service- Yeah just get in the door. But news by itself has never been a profitable business. You either buy a newspaper to propagandize for your own means for your own business or whatever you want to use it for. That's why billionaires have always owned rich men particularly have owned publications. It's not a business

1:07:11 But now we, oh we had the internet and all these ideas. And so now that has to be thinned out they've gotta go away and luckily... We bring in something called AI, which even though it's sad that will be your news. Your news actually not your opinion and your insight and your analysis but news will just be brought to you by AI that's why they're getting rid of a whole bunch of people And I think when it comes to AI we had an event take place Something is on the horizon But I have said

CHAPTER 19 / 44 Discussion

Taylor Swift Deepfakes, White House Calls for AI Legislation

The circulation of explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift on social media prompted the White House to call for federal legislation against deepfakes. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the images as "alarming" and urged social media companies to enforce stricter content management rules. Some analysts suggest the sudden focus on this issue may be a precursor to protecting political figures from similar embarrassing AI-generated content.

taylor swift· deepfakes· karine jean-pierre· white house· ai legislation

1:07:47 that this AI stuff, the way it's going to be used is somethings gonna come out and we need to flood the market with thinking like oh that's just AI. Yeah, no that's not real. That's just AI and this is part of the Swift op Now a disturbing trend on social media struck one of the world's biggest stars this week when explicit AI generated images of Taylor Swift began to circulate on X formerly known as Twitter Taylor Swift's fans, or Swifties, rallied to flood the platform with posts and drown out the so-called deepfakes. The incident has led to renewed calls by politicians in the US for legislation to clamp down on these AI generated fakes Now... So first of all it's X now Elon Musk is great at making money from the government so I wouldn't put it past him that somehow he's involved in this op

1:08:44 But all of a sudden, oh Taylor Swift there's pornographic images of her head on porn bodies. And I did some research this has been going on for a long time with Taylor Swift. Oh by the way yes! For a long time You could do this with Photoshop anytime you want. It may not be as fast as the AI is a little quicker if it works If it doesn't work its not But this is, it's just an invention of Photoshop or even before that when with guys who knew how to do photo editing by cutting the little head out of a photo itself and gluing on something else. This is nothing new! This is nothing new at all! No but what I think is happening... And I have a piece of Jean-Claude Van Damme Pierre

1:09:32 With the question that was asked about this, oh because the White House is concerned. Why is the White House concerned? Something's coming out it's gonna be some nasty images from somebody who needs to be able to say that's AI listen to the setup question listen to her answer it There were fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift all over social media this week like generated by AI How concerned is the White House about the misuse of this kind of technology? And does the White House want to see Congress move forward on legislation that would make sharing, posting images like that a federal crime. So I'm glad you asked that question because it is a lot... No! First of all all these questions are approved before the press conference so for Jean-Pierre Van Damme to say I'm glad you asked that question this was a setup question

1:10:25 This was known, she knew this question was coming. It was probably... Could you please ask about the images? She could have written a question for all we know! And so all of a sudden now we need legislation against this?! No! No, no. Something's coming that is going to be highly embarrassing to somebody important. Legislation that would make sharing posting images like that a federal crime So I'm glad you asked that question because it is alarming We are alarmed by the reports of this circulation of images that you just laid out false images to be more exact and it is alarming so while social media companies make... Alarming? False Images?! There's images of me holding up an Israeli flag

1:11:10 Oh, it's alarming! Their own independent decisions about content management. We believe they have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules to prevent the spread of misinformation and non-consensual intimate imagery of real people. Sadly though too often we know that lax enforcement disproportionately impacts women and they also impact girls sadly who who are the overwhelming targets of online harassment and also abuse. So, the President is committed as you know to ensuring we reduce the risk of generative AI producing images like through his latest executive order that we announced just in the fall

1:11:52 of last year. She's reading the script here, so this problem is not new and it's one that the Biden Harris administration has been prioritizing since day one we have taken this very seriously again uh this is alarming to us you as you know he launched a task force to address online harassment and abuse and he did that just this fall The Department of Justice launched the first national 24-7 helpline for survivors of image based sexual abuse and so our commitment and that we will continue to do and continue to take action, uh...and make sure that we continue to work on this. And again this is very alarming and so we're gonna do what we can to deal with this issue." This has been going on for decades! This is not new and alarming. Now first I'm thinking who could it be? I'm thinking Kamala. There may be pictures of Kamala

1:12:47 Oh yeah, because she was notorious actually for having... Heels High Harris! I can even name the guy that should be seen with. Heels High Harris we all know her nickname in Washington DC So this is what I just want to point out that when she says if you notice in the past it you ever heard I think when Kelly McEnany whoever who was running the Trump when she was a press secretary She never said the Trump-Pence presidency No I don't remember anyone saying the Obama Biden presidency except Biden when he was running. Yep But this woman consistently says the Biden Harris Presidency and she did it in that clip That's what tipped me off And so she said yes, that would be the lead So shit, so they got Harris mentioned a lot maybe could be some fully baloney pictures of Harris Harris would be there

CHAPTER 20 / 44 Discussion

Larry Elder Theory, Kamala Harris and Democratic Base Loyalty

Larry Elder argued that Kamala Harris is unlikely to be replaced on the 2024 Democratic ticket because she remains the most loyal choice for black female voters, a key party constituency. Elder dismissed rumors of Michelle Obama or Gavin Newsom stepping in, noting that Harris has never lost an election she was on the ticket for. The discussion suggests that removing Harris would alienate the Democratic base and guarantee a Republican victory.

larry elder· kamala harris· michelle obama· gavin newsom· democratic party

1:13:42 Because, you know they I think they still would like to run her maybe it's a way to get her off the track or this whole thing could well There's a lot of possibilities here. You could do I'll be honest with you The first thought was oh my god They've got pictures of Big Mike we need to say that's AI and that was my first thought but then because That would be where you need it But then I got this clip of Larry Elder on The Pool Boys show And he says no to Big Mike, he says Kamala all the way. Here's the deal The reason Joe Biden is not going anywhere if you can fog up a mirror it's because the next person in line is not Gavin Newsom It's not Michelle Obama, its Kamala Harris

1:14:29 She wants to be president. I read a lot of black media and they feel she's being picked on for her so-called cackle, they feel that Joe Biden has given her thankless tasks like getting into the bottom of the root causes of illegal immigration and black women are THE most loyal part of the Democratic base And they will be furious if she is drop kicked for anybody other than Michelle Obama And Michelle Obama does not want the job. She wants to be loved, she wants to be liked There's nothing that suggests to me that she has a temperament...does not have the temperament to be a politician She complained for eight years about what it was like being in a fishbowl of being first lady What makes you think she wants to be a politician? And if Michelle Kamala Harris is a dropkick for some white dude like Mayor Pete or Gavin Newsom they will be livid

1:15:10 they will vote republican this will vote at all there by guaranteeing whoever we nominate when they won't do that if you live with the identity race card you die with it's not here and that's why she's a respective because of black female she still a black female but what he wanted to run for president she did right and and until her to step aside from michelle obama even more commercial bomb announced but what is what she Kamala ran for DA of San Francisco. She got elected, she ran for AG of California and re-elected it. She ran for US Senator, got elected and she's on the card with Joe Biden who got elected. She has never lost election when she went on the ticket. And there is nothing at all that suggests to me that she is going to say oh my god I'm incompetent! I'll step aside from Michelle Obama or I am incompetent! I will step aside from Gavin Newman. Not gonna happen. I like Larry Elder's theory there. Yep, I think he nailed it. Then add to that this

1:15:56 Women, particularly women. Girls... I think there's a picture out there. More than one probably they've got to say this is AI because it's just foolish. Willie Brown Why would Willie Brown sabotage? Does he have reason? I don't know that he would although maybe he would! I think it's out there. This scene... Because Willie Browns' a male And he would probably think that Gavin Newsom would be a better president than Kamala. He knew that he had a lot to do with Kamala's getting up to where she got. Is he still alive? Willie Brown? Oh yeah, yeah! He still floats around every once in awhile you hear from him. He may even have a podcast but Willie Brown would be...

CHAPTER 21 / 44 Discussion

George Carlin Estate Lawsuit, AI Comedy Special Controversy

The estate of George Carlin filed a lawsuit against the creators of an AI-generated comedy special that mimicked the late comedian's voice and style. Critics of the special noted that the AI failed to capture Carlin's observational nuances and relied on "canned" laughter. The incident has sparked a broader debate about the use of AI as a tool for creative professionals versus its use in replacing human performers.

george carlin· artificial intelligence· comedy· lawsuit· intellectual property

1:16:47 I wouldn't put him past him. He was probably one of the greatest politicians in the history of California, a black guy who could make everything happen. Just one last story on AI...I'm a big George Carlin fan such a big fan that you even made a compilation for me because you have it! You have almost everything George Carlin. It was neatly organized and sent to on a thumb drive for me. I just have his discography, you know? You have all his stuff it's great! It is hard to get but it's beautiful. It's a very nice collection and so George Carlin's estate sued this dude over a comedy special

1:17:38 that was AI generated. And people sent this to me like, oh you think AI is no good? Look at it! It wrote the script... I don't think it wrote the script. Um..it did the voice and uh look at it! No, no comedy can only come from humans It can't come from AI and I want to play 50 seconds of this comedy special. Maybe if he had played it in front of a live audience and had real laughter, which there probably wouldn't have been much of? So see, so I haven't seen this entire thing Oh good

1:18:15 I know about it, and i just have never followed up. Because I know what its going to be. It's not that interesting. 50 seconds. There is one line of work that is most threatened by AI1 job that is most likely to be completely erased because of artificial intelligence... Stand-up comedy! Wow, doesn't even sound like him. Well they have a little bit of it but no, it doesn't really make sense. I mean I can hear an attempt but it sounds like somebody else just coincidentally sounds a little bit like Carlin, is what it sounds like. Well, let's see. This is just off the top of my artificially intelligent head a fart was in the middle of A very nasty divorce so she went to her sister's house and she asked her sister Do you think I'm doing the right thing by getting divorced? And her sister said he's been holding you back for too long You have to leave that asshole Your your votes please

1:19:32 Holy moly, that's terrible. And by the way, Carlin wasn't a joke teller. I mean maybe early in his career he did some jokes but so that's a joke literally. I don't know how the AI came up with that idea and he was an observational comic very much different and also used to get into the weeds with vocabulary and it doesn't sound anything like him But when it first came out people said, oh this is great. I watched the whole thing. It had within 20 minutes you know there's certain things... And that canned laughter is not even close to being well done. That really kills it does so but I still say that the best is when AI is used by comedians

1:20:28 And, you know when we have funny stuff that they make. Funny videos... Funny memes! Dare I say it? OOOOH! I know, crazy Go crazy. Well when creative people get a hold of AI they can do things yeah, yeah It's a tool for creative people sure yes white comic strip blogger all of the sudden is a great artist He certainly trying he said it's Never quite it sometimes it hits his hip and he's gone from his like as kind of Interesting but very soulful material that he used to do, to stuff that is extremely slick. It's just this like... Yeah it's too slick. A lot of stuff is too slick but it's an interesting change of style that is noteworthy to me

CHAPTER 22 / 44 Discussion

Value for Value Funding Model, No Agenda Producer Credits

The program operates on a "Value for Value" model, relying on listener contributions of time, talent, and treasure rather than traditional advertising. Listeners who provide significant financial support are credited as Executive Producers or Associate Executive Producers. This segment serves as a reminder of the show's independent funding structure and the upcoming recognition of donors.

value for value· crowdfunding· podcasting· executive producer· no agenda

1:21:22 I would like to remind people at this moment that this is a Value for Value podcast. I almost brought the Executive Associate, Executive Producer segment forward to this hour but then we had one donor come in to save the day but i do want to remind you that while you're enjoying this and while you slowly tune out over time At the end, we do thank everybody. Give them their due credits. We bring knights and dames onto the stage and bring them to the round table. We talk about our meetups. There's a lot going on with The No Agenda Nation. And just reminder that if you get any value out of this... If anything in this first hour and 22 minutes was of value to you then we would like you return that with your time talent or treasure. A good example

CHAPTER 23 / 44 Discussion

Nazi Town USA Documentary, PBS Propaganda Claims

The PBS American Experience documentary "Nazi Town USA" explores the German American Bund movement of the 1930s. Critics of the film argue that it uses innuendo to link historical fascist movements to modern supporters of Donald Trump. The discussion also touched on the history of eugenics in America and the current climate of fear among American Jews regarding rising antisemitism.

pbs· nazi town usa· american experience· donald trump· eugenics

1:22:16 Time and Talent, which boosts on the ground. And I was not aware of this. Tracy sent me a note says Adam A number of my family members saw a show on PBS called Nazi Town USA Which I was unaware of it came out a couple days ago is the masterpiece This is the American Experience Show about the Boons Yes yes this show I would I didn't take any clips from it But I could have I betrayed me I have a trailer Well let me just, I'll just say my piece and you can go do your thing. Sure! I'll be over here just call me when you're ready This thing had so much innuendo in it about Trump

1:23:01 the usage of the word insurrection, it was one thing after another. They were trying the best they could, the writers I guarantee it to associate the German Bund movement from the early 1930s and the fact that they wanted to take over the country and run it... some is a little sketchy but they wanted to take it over and turn the country into a Nazi stronghold fascist country was so you could just, I mean it's good by the way it's excellent information is very interesting and entertaining but the idea they was a pretty propagandistic and I was a little offended by that part of it. So Tracy says that my family his or her family members were saying this documentary is exactly what Trump is planning

1:23:58 It's all about the white Christian right taking over the country, turning it over to a new dictator. And we should mention that there was quite a substantial Nazi movement in the United States really when it comes to... what's the term I'm looking for? We had best-looking baby contests at fairs. Eugenics, it was a eugenic movement. Yeah, we were the eugenics kings! Hitler sent fan mail to the United States eugenicists and said wow you guys have really got a good idea here

1:24:40 And he loved it until he started gassing Jews and then the eugenicists in America went, oh let's simmer down a little bit. Let's change our names to something else. Yeah Planned Parenthood which Margaret Sanger she was a part of the Eugenics Society of America? I know you don't like that...I'm not gonna get into that with you Her main focus was birth control period yeah not breeding But there, so there was definitely a eugen... So if anything for sure The eugenic- There was a big eugenesis movement in America and we backtracked on that when we saw what could happen with it What could be done with it. We sterilized black girls! There's all kinds of horrible things that we did This is not this is not what Trump is doing I'm gonna play this It has very good- And by the way that what you just talked about That

1:25:39 The idea that, oh this is what Trump wants to do. That was the whole reason for this American Experience show was to twist the minds of the viewers and I found it offensive...I thought that information was good but i was familiar with it to begin with But I found the way they presented it to be obvious propaganda, anti-Trump prop, anti Trump anti Republican, anti Christian propaganda. And i'm just waiting for the following question to pop up again because we've heard in the past...I tried and try to find a clip but hasn't occurred yet If you could get into time machine and go back and kill baby Hitler would you do it? This is the kind of stuff your gonna hear

1:26:22 I.e., hey, if you could kill Trump before he becomes Hitler would you do it? You watch that's all coming. In the 1930s there were these camps all across the country and they looked normal but it wasn't normal It was Nazi camp The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. In the depths of the Depression, a great many Americans started to ask themselves whether the American experiment was failing. Lots of Americans thought that capitalism and democracy they were done for and something else was going to have to take its place. A membership card in the Friends of New Germany. Note the American emblem and over it the Nazi swastika

1:27:10 As foreign as this might seem, fascist ideology tapped into some dark realities in America. purpose and ease. Very hard to hear any of it. I know, i know... It gets a little better at the end that's that comes straight from the PBS website. It's almost done. He was going to build a distinctively American version of Nazism. They're after power they're after influence within the very fabric of the United States they were literally holding parades in front of Jewish people's homes There's no such thing as foreign fascism. Fascism is always homegrown And what we have now, funny enough in the United States What we have now is we have Jews very very worried I was talking to The girl who stayed at our house take care of Phoebe American Jew

1:28:14 And she says, I'm a little afraid... Warranted or not. I'm a little afraid to wear my Star of David out in public. I'm worried when i get into an Uber and it might be a Muslim. Or might be! But the funny thing is that's coming from this media spinning it up. She got spun-up Yes very odd. I definitely tried to spin her down a little bit And and you know, and so what they're bringing in now is I'll make sure you know that it's Trump. It's Trump It's Trumpist Rompus Trump with his Jewish daughter Yes Jewish son-in-law he may be Jewish we don't know yeah, I had it was actually kind of funny But okay, he hates Jews somehow. Yeah the

CHAPTER 24 / 44 Discussion

ICJ Ruling on Gaza, Genocide Allegations Against Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a preliminary ruling in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, ordering the prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza. While the court did not order an immediate ceasefire, it required Israel to report back on its compliance within one month. National Security Spokesman John Kirby defended the U.S. position, stating there is no evidence of genocidal intent by the Israeli Defense Forces.

icj· gaza· israel· south africa· genocide convention

1:29:07 So the International Court of Justice by the... Oh yeah, I've got a clip. I have a clip too! Why don't you play your clip? I have a clip of Kirby which i think is pretty funny. Yeah, I do not have Kirby. Okay what do you have? Well, that's a good question. You brought it up in the blue. Condemned Israel would that be the one? That would sound like it yeah. Qatar and Saudi Arabia have welcomed the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice on South Africa's genocide case against Israel which orders Israel to prevent genocide acts in the Gaza Strip The Qatari Foreign Ministry said the ruling serves as a stark acknowledgement of the grave threat of genocide looming over the Palestinian population in Gaza. The Saudi foreign ministry reaffirmed the rejection of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and its violations of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

1:30:01 Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shaddai said he hopes the ruling against Israel would include an immediate ceasefire given the severe suffering of Gaza residents. States now have clear legal obligations to stop Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinian people in Gaza and to make sure that they are not complicit. The ICJ order is an important reminder that no state is above the law. It should serve as a wake-up call for Israel and actors who enabled its entrenched impunity." Alright, this is a problem because this justifies the Genocide Joe moniker and Kirby was sent out to defend Genocide Joe... By the way that report I should mention came from China. Ah it's okay This report comes from TRT which is even more fun

1:30:55 And Kirby, by the way... Have you noticed he's wearing dog tags? But over everything and over his tie?! Yeah. Over his tie! Break, I see afraid of getting shot down. He needs to be identified if he's killed what is the deal there? What do you think kind of the you know that he has a chain not seen this he has a chain that You know the one you'd have uh You know your ID on and he has dog tags No identical where you break one half off send them back to the next-of-kin And he's wearing those dogs. I found that to be very bizarre anyway. You know what it is no oh

1:31:35 It's the dog tag of Lloyd Austin. It's a memorial! Maybe Kirby is just a dog? He's memorializing Lloyd Austin who is yet to be seen and he's back in the hospital I'm sorry, but that's my interpretation. Well we'll see what happens here is a question that came in regarding genocide Joe Thank you the fact of the matter is the ICJ has not dismissed The allegations against Israel with respect to genocide they do believe that those allegations warrant further

1:32:13 investigation and deliberation. So do you stand by the words that you used earlier this month to characterize those allegations, that they are meritless counterproductive and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever? And what are you basing that off of if the UN's top court believes that there is a plausible risk of genocide. They're specifically directing Israel to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide We have no indication that's going on Sabrina No evidence! That they are deliberately trying to exterminate the people of Gaza Well, but ICJ specifically cited inflammatory statements that were made by Israel's defense minister referring to Gazans as human animals

1:32:57 animals, the president of Israel saying the entire population of Gaza is responsible. Do you not see that as risking incitement? Comments like that are certainly also counterproductive and unhelpful no question about that but we haven't seen indications that Israeli defense forces are getting up out of their rack every day putting their boots on the floor and saying they're designed-their whole effort is to go exterminate the Palestinian people They're trying to eliminate the threat Hamas poses to be very clear, and I know that I've said this a million times and you're all probably sick of me following up on this. But that doesn't mean we excuse any single innocent life lost. The right number of civilian casualties is zero but there's no indication that we've seen that validates a claim of genocidal intent or action by the Israeli Defense Forces." There's no evidence of genocide he says! There's no evidence!

1:33:50 They don't get their boots on every day and say we're gonna kill us some Palestinians. That would be genocide This is not genocide, what is the definition of genocide? Let's look it up Okay Of course the book of knowledge is very varied these days Yeah, I trust it How about the Holocaust Memorial should we take it from them No no Britannica Britannica, yeah. I think that's more objective. Okay, Britannica says genocide the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity nationality religion or race Well here's the basic Here's the rub. I think this is maybe from Oxford just from Oxford Yeah The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation Or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group well it gets pretty close

1:34:52 Yeah, well if you do they definitely want to destroy something. Yeah they want to get rid of it for sure Well anyway by the way this is a way I have to read this The original the origin of the term genocide the word genocide did not exist Prior than 1944 Oh really? It's a very specific term coined by a Polish Jewish lawyer named Raphael Lemkin. It's a new word It's a relatively new word. Oh, that's interesting what is the root of the word? Is it from Greek or something? Must be must be what's the etymology look and see if I'm all ready have said word hmm lawyer doesn't say in here with the etymology is no Well we've sent in our negotiator

CHAPTER 25 / 44 Discussion

UNRWA Funding Suspensions, CIA Director Gaza Negotiations

Multiple nations, including the U.S., UK, and Germany, suspended funding to UNRWA following allegations that 12 staff members participated in the October 7th Hamas attacks. Simultaneously, CIA Director William Burns traveled to Europe to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas for a two-month ceasefire and the release of hostages. UNRWA defenders argue that the actions of a few individuals should not result in the collective punishment of the aid agency.

unrwa· william burns· hamas· gaza· funding suspension

1:35:43 Oh here, wait wait wait. Sorry He formed the word genocide by combining Gino from the Greek word for race or tribe with side from Latin word for killing Wait so eraser killing? Gino is eraser is that what you said No this race Oh race oh Gino is Greek for race or tribe Oh race killing Okay Or tribe, tribe killing. He should have copyrighted that and he would be very rich right now It's going to be beyond copyright We sent in our negotiator who do you think we sent in? Sullivan. President Biden is sending the CIA director to help broker a deal in Gaza. According to The Washington Post, a gentleman there, CIA Director William J Burns will look to close the gaps between Israel and Hamas that deal is said to include the release of all remaining hostages. Can you just pause for one second? Yeah Under normal circumstances they would have sent in Lloyd Austin or Kissinger

1:36:42 I'm sorry. They can still send in, but they'd have to roll in his corpse. Lloyd Austin? Would it have been Lloyd Austin? Is Lloyd Austin the guy to do the negotiation? Don't you typically send in a diplomat? Well, that's the great thing about William Burns he's an historic diplomat So as head of the CIA they can move him, oh no he's just a diplomat. He is not there to collect any information about anyone or by boys in the streets? No! Not at all! Gaps between Israel and Hamas that deal is said to include the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and a two-month ceasefire Burns is expected to travel to Europe for talks with Israeli and Egyptian intelligence leaders

1:37:30 It's also slated to meet with Qatar's Prime Minister. Israel continued its defense today, Gaza's health ministry reports Israeli fire struck a crowd killing at least 20 people wounding more than 150 That report was missing number of children wounded or killed they're slipping Well it wasn't from Democracy Now so no it was Chicago newswire. Meanwhile there's some new allegations about the United Nations. Pressure is growing on the United Nations and its operation in Gaza Britain and Australia on Saturday joined other countries in suspending their contributions to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

1:38:11 Then later in the day Germany announced it would follow suit and that one could really hurt as it was on our second largest donor this withdrawal of support follows allegations that 12 under our staff members took part in the Hamas October 7th attacks on Israel Israel, of course has never been a fan of the UN but it's now up the ante by saying it is determined to permanently stop Unruh from operating in Gaza. And Tel Aviv is also calling for resignation of the UN agency's boss But there are some who have moved to defend Unruh they point out It has 30 thousand people working under its auspices and that 12 who've been accused were all instantly sacked Chris Gunness is a former Unruh spokesperson

1:38:56 He says Israel has a long history of making claims about the agency which turn out not to be true. We had allegations that UNRWA was hiding rockets components in its schools and was colluding with Hamas terrorists, in fact it was UNRWA that found the rocket parts in its schools immediately reported to all our major donors and the Israelis condemned it what did we get in reply? We got further accusations in spite of having done all this that we were colluding with terrorists. Yeah very suspicious You know, the joke of it is that it's the United States taxpayer that's putting up most of the money. All of this? I think all of it. Pretty much all...I do have a 3x3 about all this stuff.

CHAPTER 26 / 44 Discussion

Media Analysis of ICJ Ruling and UNRWA Scandal

A comparative analysis of major U.S. news networks revealed varying focuses on the ICJ ruling and the UNRWA allegations. ABC and NBC highlighted the "sharp rebuke" of Israel by the court, while CBS noted the significance of the ruling coinciding with Holocaust Remembrance Day. The networks also covered the White House's refusal to support a general ceasefire despite international legal pressure.

abc news· nbc news· cbs news· icj· unrwa

1:39:48 I led you right into it. Unbeknownst to me, we have a 3x3. This is where JCD takes the top news organizations and lays them out side by side. It seems we have a 3x3 plus once again today Yeah, we have CBC also but let's go with ABC's WNT Matt Gutman Shocking new allegations tonight against the UN's largest aid provider in Gaza. Israel submitting what it says is evidence that 12 aid workers took part in Hamas' October 7th rampage, United Nations Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees or UNRWA immediately firing those workers saying its investigation could lead to criminal charges. Tonight the State Department temporarily pausing funding to the agency. If the investigation proves

1:40:37 In this case, I think it's about a dozen employees were assisting Hamas. And even to the point of maybe even involved in hostage taking then absolutely they need to be held to account. It comes after the International Court Of Justice in a sharp rebuke of Israel's conduct at war ordered it to quote take all measures to prevent genocide. The interim ruling stopped short both calling Israel's actions and Gaza genocide or demanding an immediate ceasefire. What does Israel say to the allegations of war crimes? families being blown up in airstrikes, now genocided. The problem is that Hamas is doing everything it can to use the population as a human shield. And tonight Hamas releasing chilling new video showing three female Israeli hostages pleading for their release. The family's asking we only use a still from the video

1:41:25 And David, back to those UN workers accused of involvement in Hamas's October 7th attack. The Biden administration is now calling for a full and transparent investigation but they say that the actions of a few should not impugn the entire agency. David still just extraordinary if true this if true this is interesting now that contradict your clip yes it did but There was something in there that I found very interesting. The family has asked that we only use a still, why not... Why wouldn't you as a news organization show the hostages pleading for their lives? You might be pandering Okay Might be, y'know, sickening Oh! Unlike everything else they show?! Please

1:42:13 They're designed to be sickening. The State Department didn't get them to go ahead It's designed to be sickening, to show what Israel is doing to Palestinians That part is okay I'm just saying NBC Tonight the UN's highest court ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts by its forces But stopping short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza South Africa had accused Israel of committing genocide and asked the International Court of Justice To order an end to Israel's war against Hamas. Israel has an inherent right to defend itself

1:42:50 The vile attempt to deny Israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the Jewish state, and it was justly rejected. Danny Danon is a member of Israel's parliament. And the International Court of Justice said there is enough evidence of potential genocide that there is a case here. What's your response to that? It was a fake case against Israel about a fake genocide blaming us for a genocide That's an absurd. The judges highlighting this quote from Israel's defense minister as potential incitement. We are fighting human animals, but also calling on Hamas to immediately release its hostages. The court has no way to enforce its rulings which come amid a devastating humanitarian crisis families waiting for hours for a single bowl of soup. Palestinians hope the ruling will add to international pressure for a ceasefire

1:43:43 It makes it very difficult for this Biden administration to continue to provide cover to Israel. This reaction from the White House, we don't believe that right now in general ceasefire is the best approach. We just have no indication that they are deliberately trying to exterminate the people of Gaza. The White House saying like the court is called on Israel to reduce civilian casualties The US also halting funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Amid allegations, 12 of its staff took part in the Hamas terror attack. The employees have been fired, the U.N says and it's launched a full investigation. Hmm OK so they reversed their order on this report they put

1:44:27 UN thing at the end which NBC would be kind of globalist operation I would see they want to minimize Discussing that so they put it at the end. I thought that was interesting another thing that I find unique is why is it South Africa? Ah The I know this because a lot of money came from Qatar into the south out that guy with the big mouth into the South African political system and They had no money. You know the guy who was saying we're gonna shoot white people? That guy? White dad guy! That guy, they had no money to run for their...for the election This is just what I've read out of who knows if it's true And so they take Israel to court The international criminal justice system and then all sudden have all this money So i think that why South Africa did it

1:45:25 And then they recognize the ICJ, which you know because and I don't even mean doesn't America blatantly say we don't recognize this court? I don't know if that's the good way. I know he don't recognize the ICC is a different court. They're all, you know whatever OK let's go to CBS which has in my opinion still has the best coverage of everything. Uh I think they do the best job even though ABC supposed to be the top news network Here we go with CBS.

1:46:25 to determine whether or not Israel was committing genocide. That, however could take years but she warned... The court considers that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its final judgment And so while the court stopped short of ordering an immediate ceasefire It has unequivocally ordered Israel to take all steps within its power to prevent genocide and punish those who incited. It also demanded that Israel provide food and water

1:47:04 The United Nations says 1.1 million are now facing starvation and access to humanitarian aid, which is still only trickling in And for those who live there like Hayam Haddad who just want a ceasefire this ruling was never going to be enough Why would the world court give them more time to continue genocide against us? This is unjust and unfair Israel has to report back on its progress to the international court in a month. But for Palestinians trying to outrun this war, a month is too short.

1:47:42 is a long way away. And today the UN Relief Agency in Gaza is under fire, 12 of its workers have been fired suspected of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel last year and prompting the United States, the agency's biggest donor to temporarily halt it's funding Worth pointing out today is Holocaust Remembrance Day I was waiting for that! Good one CBS This is from the Council on Foreign Relations website. The United States has long had an uneasy relationship with the International Court of Justice, which primarily arbitrates legal disputes amongst UN member nations that recognize its jurisdiction. The United States withdrew from the court's compulsory jurisdiction in 1986 after the court ruled it owed Nicaragua war reparations

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US Relationship with International Court of Justice

The United States has a historically complex relationship with the International Court of Justice, having withdrawn from its compulsory jurisdiction in 1986. This move followed a ruling that the U.S. owed reparations to Nicaragua for military and paramilitary activities. The historical context explains the current U.S. stance of not recognizing the court's authority over certain domestic or allied military actions.

icj· nicaragua· ronald reagan· compulsory jurisdiction· international law

1:47:04 The United Nations says 1.1 million are now facing starvation and access to humanitarian aid, which is still only trickling in And for those who live there like Hayam Haddad who just want a ceasefire this ruling was never going to be enough Why would the world court give them more time to continue genocide against us? This is unjust and unfair Israel has to report back on its progress to the international court in a month. But for Palestinians trying to outrun this war, a month is too short.

1:47:42 is a long way away. And today the UN Relief Agency in Gaza is under fire, 12 of its workers have been fired suspected of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel last year and prompting the United States, the agency's biggest donor to temporarily halt it's funding Worth pointing out today is Holocaust Remembrance Day I was waiting for that! Good one CBS This is from the Council on Foreign Relations website. The United States has long had an uneasy relationship with the International Court of Justice, which primarily arbitrates legal disputes amongst UN member nations that recognize its jurisdiction. The United States withdrew from the court's compulsory jurisdiction in 1986 after the court ruled it owed Nicaragua war reparations

1:48:35 So, it withdrew from the compulsory jurisdiction. So Reagan pulled us out? Yeah! So we're out. Good for him. I mean really dude?! Not too obvious... Like no no no we don't recognize you when we were clearly at fault Alright, so let's give the plus here is gonna be CBC which that course is a kind of a boring version of our networks You have not pops they got in that pops. No they usually they don't I mean it's not as bad As some of them that don't have anything like the BBC but They don't have as much It doesn't have as much pizzazz and and triggering us as our networks okay

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CBC Coverage of Gaza Conflict, Phil Spector Anecdote

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) coverage of the Gaza conflict emphasized the humanitarian toll and the skepticism that Israel would follow UN rulings. This was contrasted with a personal anecdote about music producer Phil Spector, who once lectured on the cyclical nature of conflict in the Middle East. The discussion noted that media often forces audiences to choose sides in long-standing historical disputes.

cbc· phil spector· middle east· propaganda· music industry

1:49:26 Oh, come on. What are you talking about? Trigger right off the bat! A baby crying yeah It's a good one In The Hague, protesters and supporters of both Israel and Palestinians set the stage for the momentous ruling by the United Nations top court. Lawyers for Israel had wanted what they called the absurd genocide case dismissed while South Africa's legal team demanded what amounted to a ceasefire in Gaza. The court considers that... Fifteen judges did neither. They ruled that while some of Israel's acts in Gaza could plausibly amount to genocide, the court did not order a halt to the war Instead, Judge Stone.

1:50:06 We are from the International Criminal Justice Court and we order a halt to this war! Stop this war. Can they do that? Is it that easy? They can do whatever they want I mean, they can order a halt to the war. By edict, sure. Doesn't mean anyone's gonna follow it. Order it! What's wrong with them?! But if Israel in their previous report said that they have a month to comply with some sort of a report you know, get new little paperwork It seems to me that they're signatories and if they were ordered to stop, they'd have to stop. But this is just insane to listen to!

1:50:45 It's insane. It is completely insane. It's insane. ...implausibly amount to genocide, the court did not order a halt of the war instead Judge Joan Donohue said Israel must take actions to prevent acts of genocide and improve humanitarian situation... The court further considers that Israel must ensure with immediate effect that its military forces do no commit any of the aforementioned acts Kill better! In Gaza, though where the fighting is some of the heaviest of the war and where Palestinian officials say 26 thousand people are now dead half of them women and children there was disappointment. Immediately there should have been a ceasefire I had Said told a videographer working for CBC News

1:51:33 then they can start investigating and see what's really happening here. Everyone is expecting that Israel won't follow through with the ruling, said Omar al-Sakka since when has Israel followed through with any ruling from the UN? Israeli officials including UN ambassador Gilad Erdan meanwhile lashed out over the fact that the genocide accusation is still hanging over the country Today the UN has become one of the weapons in the arsenal of modern day Nazis against us. Every UN body has become weaponized against the Jewish state! You know what's amazing about these reports? It has people so spun up where, you know it's like walk down any street in your town and look at the homeless, drug addicts

1:52:31 The thieving from stores, the total decay. Look at the- I'll give it to you...the potholes! Look at children who are crying that they can't make ends meet No one cares about that no! Oh no Jews! Troll room is filled with them today It's amazing You're getting spun up over this This has been going on forever Nothing new Sadly Yeah, it's been going on since I remember when I was a kid in college. I was a college kid. When I was young the slingshots... And they were arguing with each other back in the day and this is you know 40-50 years ago and then I went to hear a...I talked about this before... I went to Wheeler Auditorium to hear what turned out to be a three hour lecture on the music industry by Phil Spector Wow

1:53:28 That must feel cool. It was great! Did he have the crazy hair? Yeah, he had the crazy hair and it was wearing some sort of a blousey white shirt with frilly... at the end of his sleeves it was like lace Yeah, oh yeah. The frilly shirt. Frilly shirt. That frilly shirt. And he mentioned that and it was...and he was referring back to the uh... He's talking about the jukebox days of of creating hit records and he made the mention, and I always took this to heart when I became a column writer. Never have two dogs in a row. You can have hit dog, hit dog, hit but you can't if you have two dogs, dog, dog... No, no, you're done! And they won't play your stuff anymore it's just that you're done. But he referred back to the 40s

1:54:26 He's talked then he says you know this issue and he talked a refer specifically to the situation in the Middle East With the Jews and the Arabs back then, and it was just that it was nightmare It's always been what you just said. It's always been going on but now so why do we get spun up about because we're taught to choose aside because you know it's Everything all the problems in the world are the fault of one side or the other That's what it is and people fall for it every single time. Every single time! Oh, red blue right left up down Jew Muslim It's always the same although I don't hear Chinese Uyghur Don't hear that often. Deaths ended in fact going to the Chinese news Wait wait wait before you go to the Chinese news? I have one clip from your buddy Kristen Welker

CHAPTER 29 / 44 Discussion

White House Strategy for Gaza Protesters, Doug Landry

The Biden administration has reportedly hired campaign expert Doug Landry to develop "creative solutions" for managing protesters who interrupt the President's public appearances. Protesters have frequently used the moniker "Genocide Joe" to criticize the administration's support for Israel. The strategy aims to allow for free expression without allowing demonstrations to overshadow the President's official messaging.

doug landry· joe biden· genocide joe· protests· campaign strategy

1:55:20 who tells us that the White House is very, very tired of the protests. They're very tired of being called Genocide Joe. Genocide Joe is making them upset? Very, very upset about it yes What is The White Houses plan to deal with protesters in the coming weeks, in the coming months and the concern that it could overshadow his message Yeah, this event today was certainly a smaller event and we're told it was actually invite only. So perhaps that is why there were no protests happening today but the White House's understanding that this is the problem when it interrupts the message of the president when he's on stage so they've hired a guy named Doug Landry He is an expert at campaigns. He has done campaigns over the past several years

1:56:06 And he is somebody who they believe can come in and come up with a creative solution. Our Mike Memoli and our Monica Alba said he can come up with a creative solution to try to make sure these folks have a voice, and their voices heard but it's not interrupting the president." Oh! You could have a voice but you can't interrupt the president? Stop that! I wish came out of that last particular event I guess where, I think he was in Milwaukee. Yeah yeah, where they called him Genocide Joe. But it's the chanting and it's all the socialist Marxist influencers who were doing this been doing it for decades. They did Occupy Wall Street Black Lives Matter Oops! Oh crap now they're doing it against us oh well

CHAPTER 30 / 44 Discussion

China Human Rights Report, UN Recommendations Adopted

China's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Chen Xu, announced that Beijing has adopted recommendations from the UN Human Rights Council. The Chinese government stated its commitment to ensuring the benefits of modernization are distributed fairly and to safeguarding human rights within its borders. This diplomatic messaging is part of China's broader effort to promote an "inclusive economic globalization."

china· un human rights council· geneva· modernization· chen xu

1:56:53 It was fun when they were doing it against Trump, but now they're doing it against Joe. To be expected... But that's the point! There are atrocities all over the world but no one cares about them. Ask yourself why do you care so much about this one? Be a gatekeeper of your own mind for two seconds I'm even more concerned about the potholes. I am with you on that, I am with you on that China this is a... You asked what happened to the Uyghurs? Well here's China from this CCTV actually CGTN report from Beijing and China in their human rights they're obviously taking care of the problem A Chinese envoy has expressed the country's readiness to collaborate with the global community to advance and safeguard human rights

1:57:40 China's permanent representative to the UN office at Geneva was speaking after recommendations made to China were adopted on Friday during a session of the UN Human Rights Council. Chen Xu also said Beijing aims to ensure that the benefits of its modernization are distributed more fairly among its people. In the process of achieving this ambitious goal, we will ensure the fruits of modernization will benefit people all over the country more fairly, continuously improve the level of human rights protection and promote the free and overall development of the people. While promoting the high-quality development of the human rights cause, China will always uphold a spirit of establishing itself while bearing in mind others' and advocate for equal and orderly multipolarity and inclusive economic globalization that benefits everyone." Yeah but see I know that people are tuning out... People are tuning out like oh China whatever I don't know

1:58:42 It's not in the programming. If it's not in the programming, people don't care. That's like Africa. You know? I keep trying to play Africa clips... We're doomed when it comes to covering Africa! ...it's like you can see this drop off right away. Oh, Africa. It's a big place who cares? Nobody wants to deal with it. I do have um uh a fun anti- I don't want to give it away. A report came out somehow We have big pharma and the medical industry has looked into the future. And the future is dementia!

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Dementia Projections in Canada, Targeting Asian Demographics

A new study from the Alzheimer's Society of Canada projects a 187% increase in dementia cases by 2050, with a specific ninefold increase predicted for the Asian population. Dr. Roger Wong suggested that cultural barriers and risk factors contribute to this significant jump. Critics argue the report may be a pharmaceutical industry effort to expand the market for dementia treatments within immigrant communities.

dementia· alzheimer's society of canada· asian population· big pharma· healthcare

1:59:20 in Canada. A new landmark study is projecting a 187% increase in people living with dementia by 2050 the report also looks at a major shift in dementia demographics in this country to discuss the findings as Dr Roger Wong Alzheimer's Society of Canada board member clinical professor geriatric medicine at UBC I found this should be fascinating first all the number one hundred and eighty seven percent not double, not triple, not quadruple. Not 185... 180 percent? This must be a climate change model and he's going to I mean isn't dementia something that we pretty much have licked why would it be increasing let's find out because people are living longer or maybe is that this part of is not increasing right now or maybe it's the way its being defined or the definition has changed

2:00:21 There's a lot of reasons. There is some of that, but there is an agenda here So how do we prepare doctor? I think there are four different ways that we can think about it The first thing in terms of our health care system We need to ensure that there are policies in place and implementation of these policies To allow for equitable access to dementia care including diagnosis and prevention Equitable For all Canadians In ways that are culturally sensitive The second way is through research. We need to ensure that research on dementia in Canada would include participants from very diverse backgrounds because they make up the population in Canada, and a third way really is to think about policies. Policies that will reduce differences in dementia risk across Canada and that would include policies who allow for national data collection and tracking

2:01:15 And fourth and last but not least is to make sure that there is education and support. That it's again done in culturally sensitive ways to support persons living with dementia, their care partners and loved ones." So I was about done with this. I'm like, oh this is not interesting who cares what kind of bogus report? Then all of a sudden this guy unclokes! It's about the Asians!! The report highlighted the fact that the Asian population is really going to be impacted. Can you expand on that? Tell us why. Absolutely, so what this report does is to look at individuals from different cohorts and different groupings

2:01:56 And there's a discovery that for people with Asian, including South and East Asian ancestry. That the number of individuals living with dementia is projected to increase by ninefold. So a nine time increase from about 40,000 people plus living with dementia right now in Canada to over 400,000. So it's a significant jump again multiple reasons the population is aging but there are also the presence of risk factors that lead to dementia that seems especially in this population. The other thing to remember is there's also a lot of culturally sensitive values attitudes beliefs or stigma that could

2:02:39 become barriers in terms of these individuals accessing care. Those pesky Asians don't like our health care! That's what this report is about? Oh you're gonna get dementia, you pesky Asians if... What do you think by eating healthy that you're going to live longer? No no no no no. This is the pharmaceutical industry of Canada targeting the Asians. You gotta come into the fold Now of course, the weird report. But of course what they'll do is just kill him Well they have that suicide lawyer Yeah got made You got made yeah I got made Absolutely I'd be very worried if i was Asian They're coming for you There's a kind

CHAPTER 32 / 44 Discussion

CNN Report on Americans Leaving the Country

A CNN report claimed that the new "American Dream" for many citizens is to leave the United States. This trend is being observed with interest by international media, particularly in China, as younger generations express dissatisfaction with domestic life. However, the practicalities of emigrating to countries like Australia or New Zealand often require significant financial assets that many young critics lack.

cnn· american dream· emigration· australia· new zealand

2:03:33 Part of the clips earlier with the kids bitching about the country being crap and United States is a it's all America's fault in capitalism This is gonna play this as a clip I think he's gonna portend Especially if Trump gets elected because people want to leave the country, but this is from a show called The Bridge I played the whole. I think I have the whole beginning so you get a feeling for it. This is a podcast. Oh, luckily out of Beijing. And I just want you to hear what they think of the of this new trend. Snappy music. I like it already. This is a great podcast. Should I call it upon to the bridge fun conversations on culture life and everything in between?

2:04:25 Find us where you get your podcasts. If you like the show, then consider pushing the like button or giving us five stars suggestions comments anything you would like to share email us at we love the bridge at gmail dot com We Love The Bridge Welcome to the bridge. The American dream is no longer to settle down in the states and have kids according to CNN quote, The American dream is to leave America and quote What does that bring to mind for you baby? Wow, that's a huge statement Right Is that true

2:05:00 Well, maybe to a certain extent. But I was reading about this and the thought in my mind was there could be a silver lining to this dark cloud. It's dark for U.S. citizens but then I think this will be a great opportunity for more Americans especially the younger generation to walk out of the country I love this because yes, I would say a large contingent of young people in America think that you can just go to any country and Go in and live and work. Yeah, that's how it works here apparently

2:05:38 Answer no, you know Australia don't they still require like a million dollars in the bank account or some you have to be it a literal I think if you wanted to become an Australian citizen that might be required. Mmm. I think it's even for working there longer term No, I don't think well maybe we have Australians and New Zealand is pretty easy to get into yeah Well, who would want to go no one goes there Now I think you have to be a billionaire and and build the bunker if you want to live in New Zealand There's no problem. I think this but you were gonna start hearing about this more It started with the CNN report in the Chinese loving it just dead of young Americans especially like they're once complaining earlier Is just gonna leave the country they hate it here? Yeah well good luck

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European Union Port Alliance, Combatting Drug Trafficking

The European Union has launched a "Port Alliance" to combat the massive influx of cocaine through major hubs like Rotterdam and Antwerp. Criminal gangs from Latin America have been using bribes and violence to bypass customs, leading to record-breaking seizures of over 116,000 kilos in a single year. The violence associated with these "macro-mafias" has resulted in the murders of investigators and lawyers across the continent.

rotterdam· antwerp· cocaine· drug trafficking· european union

2:06:28 Guess what I think? Don't let the door hit you on the way out. I've lived in a couple countries, I still to this day will say no. Man Christina is... And you've lived in very, you lived in England for a long time and but you were in the very liberal Holland which is like, you know, perceived as the great paradise by many liberals in the United States because you can bicycle everywhere. Yeah I have a report remember now what I've said many times that The Netherlands is the narco state of The European Union Let's get a little rundown on what is going on from Deutsche Welle. Now the European Union is teaming up with port operators to combat increasing illegal drug trafficking, there have been huge increases in the amount of cocaine entering the continent through ports in Belgium and The Netherlands in recent years and that has prompted the EU to start a new project to fight back against the drug smugglers. Pressure has been steadily ramping up on European politicians

2:07:30 to tackle the drug gangs operating here. Criminals have reportedly been handing out hundreds of thousands of euros in bribes to port workers and threatening them and their families to gain access to shipments The Dutch port of Rotterdam is another key focus of the project Scores of people have been shot or bombed in drug gang violence in Belgium, the Netherlands and across the European Union in recent years. Including the murders of famous investigators and lawyers as well as innocent children caught in the crossfire Customs officials here in Antwerp seized 116 000 kilos of cocaine last year coming in on ships from all over the world it was another new yearly record for the port

2:08:15 And bear in mind, that's just what is being seized. Not what is getting past the customs officials." The gangs are bringing the drugs from Latin America mainly Ecuador and Colombia. The Port Alliance comprises of European politicians portmasters shipping companies and security firms. It's so bad there... the macro mafia killing each other over stolen dope It's a mess. But hey, they got wooden shoes! I just need to play a couple clips we're gonna take our break in a moment because Rev Al had another classic Reverend Al moment not on his own show but he was with Joy Read the readout

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E. Jean Carroll Verdict, Reid Hoffman Funding Allegations

A New York jury awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation by Donald Trump, following a previous $5 million verdict. Trump's legal team argued that the trial was a "smear campaign" funded by billionaire Reid Hoffman. The media coverage of the verdict revisited the 1990s allegations and the Access Hollywood tape, while critics questioned the boundaries of free speech in defamation cases.

e. jean carroll· donald trump· reid hoffman· defamation· sexual assault

2:10:35 Let's just discuss this for a second, this sexual harassment suit. Very interesting. So just contrast that, which no one heard about to what they're doing with Trump. This guy was an actual sleazy scuzz and he just gets a 25 second story

2:11:20 It's quite, it's quite ridiculous. I have plenty of clips here why don't i do? No the reason that my clip includes a little mention of the fact maybe I don't have it but if the fact that Reid Hoffman is the one who financed this whole deal um...I think I have that hold on second I do Oh, I know what it was. It was yeah Trump's attorney came out...I didn't record it he came out and just raved about the phony baloney nature of this entire trial where they couldn't put on a defense they wouldn't let him do this or that or the other thing and then she definitely said they quashed the fact that she wanted to mention to the jury that Reid Hoffman is paying for the whole thing as part of a smear campaign but you know what

2:12:13 Now, now she's claiming that you know she's getting death threats but the real lawyer no no this Carol woman but the real you know the original suit there where she claimed damages for was because she lost her job as a columnist at I think Vogue. At 76 years of age which kind of you might have been lost that anyway Yeah, I would think yeah. But that's what it was really originally about Everyone sees this everyone sees what's going on No You're right let's listen to Joy Reid Let's see if she sees what's going on The unanimous verdict Donald Trump is on the hook for just over 83 million dollars in damages 83 point 3 million dollars To be exact It took just less than three hours of deliberation by the jury to come to that verdict

2:13:10 It's a huge increase from the $5 million verdict, the separate jury awarded Carol last year after finding Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her. Now this is the part where if you've got kiddos in the room, you might want to cover their little ears because- Kiddos! Watch out for your kiddos! Kiddoes which is pedo talk. Ms. Carol case goes back to the 1990s and she accused Trump of doing exactly what he said on that infamous Access Hollywood tape Now, please indeed if you have kiddos in the room you may want them not to hear this because this is on television. Where he said when you're a star they let you grab women by the... You remember the rest! Ms. Carroll told a jury that he did exactly that to her forcibly putting his tiny fingers into her against her will

2:14:02 She cannot resist. She can not resist! Ms Carroll told a jury that he did exactly that to her, forcibly putting his tiny fingers into her Now that doesn't jive with what he said on the tape He said they let you do anything Now it's forcibly. I mean, I'm just... There is a big difference between forcibly and letting you know. Yeah, I am ant-effing here obviously and the whole thing is horrible! The whole thing, the discussion This is just trying to bring back the old meme so we can get that list that I made We'll play that as end of show. Yes Trump rotation It's just the same plus the new stuff which

2:14:47 I've got to add to the list now. Well, let me see if she... Let's revisit the list Hold on, lemme see if she adds anything to the list in the next 25 seconds Against her will In the dressing room of a New York City department store I'm sorry to be so blunt But I think sometimes we forget what were talking about here Aka sexual assault And then he serially defamed her I like that Serially de-famed Which is usually only used in context of serial rape but it's good job Joey Oh yeah This New York jury ruled that yes, he did both. And then he defamed her again and again and again leading her to sue him again and leading us to where we stand today. Unfortunately I didn't really follow the suit. Where does freedom of speech end? Where does defamation start? Can i sue some of the trolls in the troll room? Yeah

CHAPTER 36 / 44 Discussion

Lloyd Austin Absence Theories, Alien Interference Claims

A podcast segment featured a theory that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's recent public appearance was an AI-generated deepfake. The speaker suggested that Austin may have been killed in a NATO bunker in Ukraine and that "AI" actually stands for "Alien Interference" or "Alien Intelligence." This fringe analysis posits that foreign or supernatural entities are manipulating government communications.

lloyd austin· ai· alien interference· ukraine· conspiracy theory

2:15:41 I think you should. Yeah, we're talking the what are they calling ya? Oh all kinds of things well stop it troll room Let me see, is there anything else we need to do? Yeah I gotta play this one clip. Okay all right since we talked about it earlier this is a guy on another...this is a nice he's a radio guy who has a podcast and he brought this character on. Another podcast you're going into the bin baby! That's not good But this was an insane analysis of the missing Austin, the defense secretary. Oh yeah Lloyd Austin yes yes yes because... Lloyd Austin but let's review... This analysis I think takes us a little beyond what i'm thinking Well let's review for a second

2:16:35 Austin was gone, no one knew. We're waiting for him to show up it takes two weeks then he shows up in something that was supposedly his home we're not sure you don't like the look you think yeah yeah you know and you think is it you don't trust it and is that a good enough backgrounder? And then it comes back he's back in the hospital Yeah what's problematic is this...we have traitors within our government. And I want to just finish a statement, I do not believe what people saw was the real Defense Secretary Austin. I believe he disappeared for the length of time he did which is an abrogation of his duty and I believe what we saw was a computer generated AI presentation. People said...and i'm not a sound engineer good night! I have two hearing aids but sound engineers have said it's

2:17:30 same voice. Some of these guys are sophisticated, so what am I saying? What is the real story was Austin in Ukraine when Russia basically blew the hell out of a NATO bunker? Well, the rumor is yes and even the Russian defense ministry said he's dead So how can people go on believing lies when there is zero credibility? So what I'm saying is the computer-generated imagery matched with AI, and I don't buy artificial intelligence. I buy this AI and I think I'm the first guy to set it as alien interference, alien intelligence, alien meaning foreign to humanity. It can be demons, it could be fallen angels, it could be you know the little

2:18:16 What? It's alien interference. Yeah, AI alien interference. I know. Demons. I think Alex Jones would go for this thesis. Fallen angels...I now have to go back and do a sound analysis of of a homebound Austin versus previous Austin. I believe it's so echoey, the home bound that you can't do the analysis would be not I think because you played that clip, i think you get a theremin. It's been a long time but you deserve it. You deserve the theremin. Alien interference! And with that I'd like to thank you for your courage saying in the morning to you the man who put the sea in conscription say hello to my friend on the other end of one and only Mr John C DeVore! Well in the morning to you Mr Adam Curry In the morning all ships and seaboats on the ground feed into the air subs into water

CHAPTER 37 / 44 Discussion

Apple Podcasts Transcripts, Podcasting 2.0 Standards

Apple Podcasts has officially added transcript functionality, adopting a standard originally developed by the Podcasting 2.0 group. This move is seen as a significant win for open podcasting standards over proprietary systems from companies like Spotify. The integration allows users to search and follow along with audio content, a feature previously limited to modern independent podcast apps.

apple podcasts· podcasting 2.0· transcripts· adam curry· silicon valley

2:19:14 And all the dames and knights out there in the morning to the trolls patrol room hello troll stick your hands on 1920 on the counter today listening to us 1920 how does that stack up this sucks? It's because of your China clip one lone China clip. That was 1 minute long I'm telling you The China clip doesn't man You can follow along with all of the trolls. It's very feisty in there today, it is kind of interesting. It's a very good indicator of the... I'll just call it the troll spun-up meter you can see oh boy trolls are out of control today even void zero went and said hey simmer down people now that's like you got daddy mad Daddy mad when void zero comes

2:20:11 You can be a troll by going to TrollRoom.io, you can listen to the No Agenda stream there 24-7 There's all kinds of groovy podcasts on 24 hours a day, many of them live which is fun. You know everyone trolls along does other things it's good you know we have We start with the blues and bluegrass Africa what it's called Show on Sunday morning followed by Darren O'Neill I mean It's it's it's a great group we have that hang out there 24 7 you could also use a modern podcast app where you get alerted when this show goes live, when many shows go live. Also when the show posts and say you can't listen live within 90 seconds, you get an alert! And you could tap right in and listen live that's some newfangled stuff right there. I'm happy to announce John that Apple Podcasts... Apple the big Silicon Valley company has capitulated they have added a piece of functionality developed by the podcasting 2.0 group

2:21:17 They've capitulated. This is just the beginning, they've cracked and they... I don't know if you want to use the word capitulate it? I'd say that they wised up Yeah wised-up is a good... It's probably friendlier Capitulating makes them like they were forced or something They weren't forced didn't have to do it No this true but there's the podcast industrial complex What happens is we develop something and then Spotify goes and does their own version And then it fails So one of the first things we did in Podcasting 2.0 is transcripts and all these modern podcast apps have transcripts you can follow along, you can search them and Apple is now adding that functionality to the Apple podcast so that's just the beginning We're taking over them very slowly Now if you want to make sure your podcast is always on your podcast app because sometimes things disappear on some of those bigger apps

CHAPTER 38 / 44 Discussion

Value for Value Model in Education, Global Payment Systems

A sixth-grade teacher inquired about applying the "Value for Value" model to the education system as an alternative to traditional funding. The discussion explored how institutions like museums and churches have historically used similar mechanisms. Additionally, the segment covered the expansion of international payment options like Stripe and Wise to facilitate global contributions as PayPal faces restrictions in certain regions.

value for value· education· stripe· wise· paypal

2:22:09 You will want to get a modern one at ModernPodcastApps.com We actually said we put them on the list at the bottom you have one feature, you get on the Modern Podcast Apps list at the bottom. We're happy to have them for that Value For Value is I got a note about value for value and wanted to ask you about it One of our producers let me see Joshua Okay, can I just read this to you for a second? Yeah. All ears. He says... He's a sixth grade teacher. He has email boots on the ground, absolutely fed up with the way education is done in the country and he has been thinking about some kind of education model based around V for V I'm very curious about what your thoughts might be on this if you think this is something that could work Is Value For Value something that only works in the podcasting entertainment industry or do you think it could be expanded beyond that? John, are you familiar with Scholastic Systems? Your thoughts

2:23:18 Well, it's already been expanded. It is also the model used initially by public broadcasting, public radio, public TV and also you can't overlook the churches... Yes And you can actually overlook any a lot of public institutions like museums that have have used the value for value mechanism, but they just kind of skewed differently. But it's still basically the same thing yes it could work I don't see why not? It would have to be structured in a way that would be acceptable to the participants and I don't know how you did that...I don't know what how to do it. Well I think the main thing that people forget about value for value is you need to ask if you don't ask you're not gonna get

2:24:04 So it's isn't it really about asking? Well, asking is a bit is a big part of the big part of it if you haven't got to wherewithal to ask yes Which is a lot of people have difficulty with they find it very hard task Yeah, I agree. You gotta ask well and you have to be sincere when you ask you can't just ask like the wimp exactly we have a tip jar yeah you do put it in a tip jar and you'll be good And you have to take checks Do not That's an inside joke. That's a very inside joke yes, you have to take checks checks are big deal They are big deal and now we also have stripe now which is We're seeing people from all over the world starting to yeah because I believe PayPal I don't know when this happened but they some countries like New Zealand oh really? And I think Australia to some extent India for sure Indian Yeah They won't just won't take paypal it for whatever reason yeah so

2:25:06 So we have a stripe available. I think that's pretty international and then the other one that Showing up now is people through their bank are using wise Yes, it seems to come through Wise really? Hmm interesting just it's like pop money was I mean It's like what happened whatever happened to them by the way yeah guess they dried up and blew away oh Well, value for value can come in many really in three forms time talent treasure. Time and talent is very big for us because that directly goes to our bottom line thats things we don't have to do speaking of void zero thank you void zero look at the infrastructure he's been running now upgrading the ennies not doing on show days which is great so happy it's working we have a hookah we've never built a website herself I don't think

CHAPTER 40 / 44 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits, Carrie Lake Recording Context

New Executive Producers were credited, including Knight Smitty and Chris Hamilton of Glitz Bakery. A segment of bonus content provided an unedited recording of the Carrie Lake and Jeff DeWitt conversation, suggesting that the context of the "bribe" was more nuanced than initially reported. The full recording indicates DeWitt may have been reporting political realities rather than offering an explicit payoff.

carrie lake· jeff dewitt· arizona gop· executive producer· donations

2:30:52 Thank you for the treasure to the following people, our executive producers and our associate executive producers. Anything above $300, you're an executive producer it's a real title. You can use that on IMDB as proof that is a real title. It's accepted by Hollywood. You can put it on your LinkedIn profile, on your resume and unlike the douchebags in Hollywood we will vouch for you to say yes, that person actually produced the show 100%. Cody Smith would be our top executive produce from Tulsa Oklahoma He's listed in blue which means his 105.2.62 brings him a knighthood Hey brothers, he says I'm technically a knight already But i came across some good fortune and wanted to share my treasure with you Well thank you that's very kind Please name me Knight Smitty lover of all and determined believer in the distributed ledger Love you We love you too brother Thank you see on the podium just little bit I betcha that's Bitcoin money I think it is

2:31:52 Chris Hamilton's up. He's in Benbrook, Texas 333 dot 33 I happen to be one of your bakery worker listeners Ah yeah have been meaning to donate for a while but kept putting it off well now he's got some dough Since you mentioned oh heyo took me a second yes very good since you mentioned the bakery workers in the last show I knew It was assigned to donate Please dedouche me. You've been de-douched! And please mention the bakery, Glitz Bakery in Fort Worth Texas so this will count as advertising well to you to you and your accountant thank you and God bless no jingles no karma Chris Hamilton Fort Worth Texas at the Glitz Bakery and we are high high say now say hi when you go into the glitz bakery no say ITM

2:32:47 ITM, say ITM. Yeah or use code Bongino Where's Chris? We have where's Chris that rat bastard there you go we drop down to our associate executive producers 200 above Dame Roundstone from Turnbull Connecticut two three four five six we love that number and She's throwing a bone to the sad puppy she says please switch route to my husband Storm N Norman All right, let me make sure we have that. That's very sweet I love it when spouses do that that's so kind Put that towards his knighthood you do the accounting write off plug if you can Need writing recording or editing check out Rand content dot rand our content calm That's rand our content comm free editing for meetup drops please code Bon Geno If she don't give us a code is gonna be bon Geno okay

2:33:46 Ryan D. Oscio in Fishers, Indiana 22222 rove ducks ITM John and Adam living and loving the carnivore life therefore I can Can I get a brisket for my birthday? They always give me a biscuit on my birthday and add it to the birthday list for the 20th. Yeah, you're on it! Thank you for your courage Ryan D'Azio in Fishers Indiana Sir Kaz Brighton England hello Brighton I've been to Brighton

2:34:23 I saw Joan Collins in Brighton for some reason. 222.22, hey John and Adam sent a donation of 222.22 via Stripe today we got it thank you no jingles no big note just some restore older yacht karma would be appreciated yeah he's on the coast there in Brighton You've got karma Send pictures! I want to see Brightons right on the coast I'd love to see the pictures of your old yacht your restoring Eli the Coffee Guy's up from Bensonville, Illinois. Maybe it's a sad puppy in the newsletter or maybe it's the high quality media deconstruction but I felt the need to donate. Sad Puppy didn't produce as much as we'd hope. Thursdays breakdown of the Kerry Lake recordings provided an excellent perspective. Keep up the good work gents! To producers in the Chicagoland area check out Napierville Meetup

2:35:14 at Quigley's Irish Pub on Tuesday, February 6th. Thanks to Arthur for putting it together and to all NOAA gender producers visit gigawattcoffeeroasters dot com and use code ITM20 for 20% off your coffee order NJNK stay caffeinated Eli the Coffee Guy So here is some bonus content inserted into your donation segment I got an unedited version of the Carrie Lake recording. In fact, it was accompanied by a note from our producers who says, damn Jeff DeWitt is one of the good guys. He has helped a bunch of people I know get gigs in Trump's wake Lake was bitter that Trump was coming in to raise money for Dewitt That's the guy who got who resigned and the Arizona GOP and not her She was not scheduled to be his speaker or get any money from Friday's event

2:36:17 First clue about Lake was running for senator while contesting 2022 governor race. She's been running for VP since 2022 Dewitt will have the last laugh lake just committed political hierarchy so now I was not able to clip it because you know, it's It's not good for audio clipping but the way it came out the way it was presented to us I would, I have to say the context and nuance was edited out. It sounded much more like he was reporting to her what was coming down the pike and not necessarily there to bribe her

2:36:57 So that would be that would make sense to me. I thought the whole thing was rigged yeah so and I did put the link to this full recording particularly the Beginning there's a lot of the beginning that was not in the released version And there's some other bits, that just taken out it's taken out where he is kind of going Yeah You know That's what these guys do you know that kind of stuff? so I would have to say that was there was definitely this multiple sides to that story and Carrie Lake may not be the heroine that she appears to be. I love our producers. Sir Mostly Nerd, $200 no jingles no karma and No Note! That's right we'll still give you a double up Karma for that thank you so much. You've got... Double Up! ...Karma Right there at the bottom of the list is Linda Lupatkin. Do you know where she is? She's in Lakewood Colorado and she donates 200 bucks every show So I can read her note Jobs Karma for remarkable resume that gets results go to imagemakersinc.com

2:38:00 for all your executive resume and job search needs. It's what she wrote, it's imagemakersinkwithak.com or just find Linda Lou Patkin under the show's producer list. Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs! Must be paying off for her yes Now, I would like to say that although we're happy to read your code Bongino and all that the concept of value for value is sometimes it gets a little distorted. We give you the values six hours plus per week up front no questions asked until we get to donation segment where we ask you to return some value if you got value from it 898 thousand people listen to this show

CHAPTER 41 / 44 Discussion

Associate Executive Producer Credits and Sustaining Donations

The hosts read the names of Associate Executive Producers and $50 donors who supported episode 1629. They emphasized that the show's survival depends on the small percentage of the audience that chooses to return value. Listeners were encouraged to consider sustaining donations of any amount to ensure the program's continued operation without corporate sponsorship.

donations· associate executive producer· sustaining donors· crowdfunding· no agenda

2:38:46 in the month of December. The number of people donating, of any amount really doesn't show... It's under 50 today Yeah So it's okay because if we're not doing the job you're not getting the value We're gonna have to find something else to do eventually But we appreciate our executive and associate executive producers who always do make up the difference for us That's been going well for 16 years Just consider any value you receive Send it back. We appreciate everyone under $50 we appreciate the five dollars people on sustaining donations Just consider giving some treasure from time to time and of course time and talent is always appreciated John's gonna take us through to those 50s, and we'll come back with our meetups and with our two nights Yeah, let's start with I guess it's doosan

2:39:38 Palomado in Oviedo, Florida. All these are impossible to say $110 and he does say or she could be a she now as a great work Andrew Gardner in Leonardtown Maryland 100 bucks He's on the birthday list and he wants to call out Sir Elliot Gardner and Joel Cox as D-bags. I'm not sure why Sir Elliot would be called out but it's between him and Andrew. Line 13, I got no name!

2:40:21 That's me neither. I got no name well somebody sent us $88 and 92 cents thank you very much Kevin McLaughlin is next from Concord North Carolina 8008 boobs the ultimate traffic stopper William Alston 8 008 Oh, he's got the... I have to read this little note there about the helium reserve. Renegade 6 in Caldwell Texas 7777 This is switcheroo 2 sparkles of chaos sparkles of chaos and her birthday is coming up Gary Blatt 7777 Jeremy in Jerome oh this is interesting your name is Jeremy and you live in Jerome Idaho 75

2:41:11 I was going to move to John, California. Sir Don in Chandler Arizona 6006 Spencer Pollock in Tulsa Oklahoma switcheroo to Guantanamo Bay B-A-E Jeremy and that's six oh oh six Jeremy another Jeremy in Amherst Ohio 6 006 needs a de douching You've been D douched Steve Bandistra. I used to bear under BNA in Nashville, Tennessee 5993. Sir Not Jake in Thompson Connecticut 5678. Quite a sad puppy. Haley Curtis coming again by the way. Ooh and the looks of things. Haley Curtis in Tulsa Oklahoma switcheroo to Spencer Pawlik of Tulsa

2:42:08 Didn't we have Spencer he's already donated. Oh, yeah. No that's funny the two of them don't leave to each other They never had a fight he says Peter Chong 5510 surprise surprise night of astonishment in Yukon Oklahoma 5444 sir recalcitrant crazy Steve the second 5150 He's gonna be at the meet, no. No he's not gonna be at the Meetup Scott McCarty in Lodi 50 and these are all 50 by the way Scott Nelson and Council Bluffs Iowa 5001 now Scott McCarthy and the rest of these are all $50 donors name and location starting with Scott then Brian Emmenheiser in Lancaster California Forest Scott Brinkley in Christianburg Virginia Shana Norberg in Seattle Washington Jack

2:42:59 Scott Field in Yankee Town, Florida. Richard Gardner I believe in New York City, I could be wrong. Michael Elmore in Gastonia North Carolina. Aaron Weisgerber in Bend Oregon John Taylor and Flores in Colorado Zev Green in Teaneck New Jersey Titus Chow in Houston Texas Jay Alvarez in Meridian, Connecticut. Byron P. Bellin in Ashbury New Jersey. Kenneth Ryan in Bonita Springs Florida and last on the list is Michael Baker in Quaker Town Pennsylvania these are all $50 donors

2:43:40 and all of them contributed to making us get out of bed, and actually do show $16.29. And as always under 50 appreciated many do that for anonymity 49 99 but everybody else consider five bucks a month anything you've any value you can spare I think everybody can spare that at least once a month. That would be very, very helpful. Sustaining donations find out more at noagendadonations.com and thank you once again to our execs and associate executive producers of episode 1629! Our formula is this... We go out we hit people in the mouth. Words. Orders. Shut up brain. Shut up sleep

CHAPTER 42 / 44 Discussion

Birthday Celebrations and Knighting Ceremony

A formal knighting ceremony was held for Kyle J. Vargas (Sir Kyle of South Placer County) and Cody Smith (Knight Smitty). The ceremony included the traditional reading of the "Hookers & Blow" menu and a promotion for No Agenda cignet rings. Several birthdays were also celebrated, including those of Sparkles of Chaos and Spencer Pollock.

knighthood· cignet rings· birthday· sparkles of chaos· kyle j vargas

2:44:29 And we always love celebrating birthdays with everybody. Email us with your birthday the email The evening before the show we don't keep a calendar but we do mention them. If you send it to us, Andrew Gardner celebrates tomorrow on the 29th as does Ryan Diazio. Renegade 6 says happy birthday to his keeper Sparkles of Chaos she'll be turning 30 and Haley Curtis Kurliss wishes her smoking out husband Spencer Pollock a happy birthday. He is turning the big 33, happy birthday from everybody here at the best podcast in the universe!

2:45:24 Tweet with John talking about the No Agenda Show 2008 to 2010-ish. I stopped listening to Twit not too long after feeling guilty and appreciative of the COVID coverage, i started a night layaway plan of 3333 per month in February 2021 with the August 2023 donation I achieved knighthood but life got in the way of claiming my title please would you deduce me? You've been I would like my night name to be Sir Kyle of South Placer County. You got it, my birthday is on January 31st please add me to the birthday list. Did we put him on the birthday list? We did not. Oh maybe Jay's probably saving it for the actual birthday birthday list will that be the 30th or 31st? Happy Birthday!

2:46:13 Cheers, Kyle J. Vargas! So why don't you stand over here Kyle and Cody could you come over here John get your blade out? I got it. Right here is the big boy. Here we go the big boy is out. Kyle J. Vargas, Cody Smith step up on the podium both of you are now officially Knights of the Noah Jenner Roundtable thanks to your support in the amount of $1,000 or more I'm very proud To pronounce the Kate thee as Sir Kyle of South Placer County and Knight Smitty, lover of all undetermined believer in the distributed ledger. For you we've got Hookers & Blow, Rent Boys and Chardonnay. Little bit of Bitcoin on this side. Polish Potato Vodka We got Harlots & Howledoll Redheads & Rise Beers & Blunts Geishas & Sake Vodka Vanilla

2:46:55 Bong hits with bourbon, sparkling cider and escorts ginger ale and gerbils breast milk and pablum. And I see you're already munching on the mutton you're sipping on the meat it's there for you Head over to noagendarings.com I keep forgetting we have a whole website for it, noagendarings.com Take a look at them Anybody can go there and take a look at these handsome rings They're for knights and for dames We'll get your sizing There's a handy tool there To send that into us along with your address And each ring comes with a certificate of authenticity So you can clearly hit everybody in the mouth Or seal your important correspondence With the included WAC seeing as they are Cignet rings. And thank you for supporting the NO AGENDA show!

CHAPTER 43 / 44 Discussion

No Agenda Meetups, Solar Eclipse Warning

Upcoming listener meetups were announced for Raleigh, Denver, and Austin. The hosts issued a warning regarding the April 8th solar eclipse in Fredericksburg, Texas, predicting a "nightmare" logistical situation. They also poked fun at a Bill Nye the Science Guy contest associated with the eclipse event, while encouraging listeners to start their own local meetups.

meetups· solar eclipse· bill nye· fredericksburg· raleigh

2:47:40 Noah Jenner Meetups.com is the website where you can find all of the meet ups we always like to highlight a couple of them as they're coming up, we have some taking place actually one taking place today the ski in ski out meetup at Salt Lake City which let me see is probably underway as we speak if you hurry still get to Viking Yurt and in Park City, Utah and hang out with the guys and gals. On Thursday our next show day The Northern Wake airing of Conspiracy 6 o'clock at Compass Rose Brewing in Raleigh North Carolina And also on Thursday the Midwinter Denver Meetup 630 at Lincoln's Roadhouse in Denver Colorado many more all the way through May which includes Richmond Virginia I still see Fredericksburg Texas on April 8th I really discourage that it is going to be this is

2:48:30 The Eclipse Day. You know, Bill Nye is doing a contest. Witness the eclipse with Bill Nye the science guy in Fredericksburg. It sounds like it's gonna be a nightmare! It's going to be a nightmare and that prize with Bill Nye by the way you're staying at The Lodge trust me You don't want to win the second prize is two nights at the lodge. I didn't think you'd pull that joke. Yeah, it's still world structure we got to Kuala Lumpur on the 17th Oh Tom's River New Jersey on the 17th as well milled stomping grounds

2:49:08 Arlington, Virginia. Some spooks on February 10th and I want to pre-promote the Austin Sunset Valley Texas meetup which i think will be at Doc's Backyard February 10th. Barron Scott and his lovely wife are always happy to welcome you to that. Snow Agenda Meetups! What are you drinking? I heard it. I heard... Oh well, now that you mention it. Hold on... Yes? I thought i heard a show beer opening No you were hearing me scratch out something on the spread...on the list of... Scratching your butt! Scratching your butt yeah oh there we go yes I do have something What are you drinking This will be another uh dram

2:49:51 Herbal sparkling water. Herbal? Oh, does it have herbs? Herbal sparkling water and this lavender and lemon balm. Oh boy! I can't believe you're drinking that. That can't be good. Well...I will say that was just provided by some of our producers to send me a box of these things. Oh well you got some good stuff there You know it's actually not that bad Hmm I mean I got the Little House on the Prairie cookbook The Little House on the Prairie community is out of control. Well, you're such a big fan I'm surprised that you didn't have it already Yeah thank you very much Go to noagendameetups.com if you want to participate in any of the meet-ups they are available all around the world almost every single day of the week If you can't find one there you start one yourself It's easy! NoagendaMeetUps.com Sometimes you wanna go hang out with all the knights and dames

CHAPTER 44 / 44 Discussion

End of Show Mixes, Trump Rotation and Outro

The episode concluded with a series of audio mixes, including the "Trump Rotation" which lists various media epithets used against the former president. A parody of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" focused on Kirsten Nielsen and the border wall was played. The hosts signed off from the Texas Hill Country and Northern Silicon Valley, promising to return on Thursday.

trump rotation· pink floyd· immigration· border patrol· kirsten nielsen

2:50:46 You wanna be where you won't be Triggered or held to blame. And you wanna be Where everybody feels the same. This is like a party! Alright, I'm over-ISO'd today so I might as well go first... I figured you would because last show you had nothing. I am over ISO'ED here we go! Okay take your hands off your kiddos ears That's too long, too looong. It's like a digital fentanyl Kind of like that one... kind of like that one Umm I think there is some- this is new! Ding ding ding He did some new ding dings Ding ding ding ding ding ding boop shing poom Then I have this one There is no evidence I thought that was pretty good! And then we go to the well for the final ones A fantastic episode

2:51:40 We got okay. So wait, we'll be the winner. Wait, wait, wait, I have one more an incredible episode Fantastic or Incredible which one this is a tough call? I think they're fantastic was better and Has to get this out because I like that breathiness little brother I have two Okay Which I already concede the one that's gonna be that one that you just played Yeah But let's go with promise promise made and a promised kept It's funny. Yeah, all right and then roll that's not how I roll yeah, I think the fantastic episode is appropriate Yeah That's just the one we got to do and now it's time for I love it when people post good news stories that we've already played on the show. I saw that Master Don you like keep up will ya

2:52:36 Well the good news today is I don't have a Good News clip. What? You know what happened? No, this isn't... I was talking to Mimi and she posted a couple of clips and there's some other clips that were a couple of good ones by the way really great clips This is an atrocity said The Fisherman And then I forgot to put them on the countdown sheet! And I never produced them! And I don't even have a backup Good News Are you kidding me? Actually, from a couple of shows ago I have a backup Good News. If it's not current it can't really... Well, I feel bad now! Well you should this is your beat how can you miss out on your beat?! I know that's pretty funny. Well then I'll let you play one more clip before we go just so we have... Okay well then we'll call the Good News Clip It's Biden Always good news to play Biden okay all right what are we playing

2:53:31 Uh, this will be I got two Biden clips. One of them is by talking about the first but second amendment gun rights and here he goes by an F 16 comment. Well guess what man? I didn't see a whole lot of patriots that out there walking around making sure that we have these weapons And if you really want to worry about the government, you need an F-16. Oh is he on that tip again? He's done this before! This is old! His old stick... Everything he says is old. Here he is biting on beer. Beer brewed here it is used to make the brew beer. Oh Earth Rider thanks for the Great Lakes I wonder why you say that. Okay all right You know what? You better have a good news clip next show

2:54:21 I mean, you...I mean it's one thing to throw in a China clip and then you have no good news. This is an atrocity. An atrocity! I don't know where we're gonna go If you're on NoAgendaStream.com if you are listening through a modern podcast app if you stay tuned We have...we have The Battle of the Douchebags Part 2 LIVE with Sir Seatsitter, Sir Spencer Dame DeLorean and Mary Kate Ultra also known as MKUltra. Can't wait! End of show mixes that fabulous Trump rotation we've got Brian Longenecker and We have our immigration clip who was that from I have to remember can't remember Coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country

2:55:22 FEMA region number six in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry. And from northern Silicon Valley where everybody's saying go Niners, i'm John C DeVore. We return on... Go Niners! Go Niners we return on Thursday right here on No Agenda remember us at noagendadonations.com until then adios mofos ahooy and sun! I have my list and you might want to see if there is anything left out this is the Trump rotation yeah there are two categories as irregular and then there's the criminal but here we go ready? Liar, incompetent, unhinged illegitimate president white supremacist racist bully immature Russian agent narcissist mean long ties insane tweets too much small hands small penis big red button criminal

2:56:09 Mean, racist, immature, thin-skinned. Runs the mob Has no money Unstable Fatter than 239 pounds Bankrupt 25th Amendment should be instituted He hates women Misogynist Holds grudges forever Plays golf a lot Obstruction of justice Money laundering and Clown John! No wonder we're making America white again. Build a cyber wall! Build, build, build, build... ...a wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall, wall,

2:57:10 Those kids are alone, they're in cages. They are given peanut butter on tortillas. They're given frozen sandwiches that still have ice in them Is that the kind of environment you would want your kid to be in? We don't need no immigration. We don't need no border patrol

2:58:01 No peanut butter enchilada Donald leave the kids alone Hey! Donald, Leave the kids alone All in all it's all, all for funding your wall All in all, it's all for funding the wall. Kirsten Nielsen will not let you think that we are ruining your dinner! She is the secretary of DHS! ICE rips children apart from their families every day They lock them up in cages They sleep under those silver blankets so you guys can't get marathons These kids will never be reunited with their parents because Kirsten Nielsen stabbed

2:59:07 I've been to one in Nogales, Arizona. Those kids are alone there in cages. They're given peanut butter on tortillas. They're given frozen sandwiches that still have ice in them. That was a very interesting comment, I thought. The idea of giving these children tortillas with peanut butter and some of them were out the fridge they still had ice on them is just despicable to this woman. It's just the whole idea... Meanwhile she has kids but she probably feeding them mac and cheese.

2:59:54 They will come by the millions. If they see any weakness, zero tolerance for criminal aliens! Zero! When Mexico sends a seatbelt, they're not sending their best. I will build great walls on our southern border and I will have Mexico pay. The best podcast in the universe! MoFo. Dvorak dot org slash N-A A fantastic episode