Episode 1736 · Thursday, 6 February 2025

The Blurt

A new era of government efficiency begins with the total shutdown of USAID and a massive audit of federal media subsidies and foreign aid slush funds.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1736

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have initiated a rapid dismantling of the federal bureaucracy, leading to the sudden shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after top officials refused to grant DOGE representatives access to classified files. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited rank insubordination as the usaid.gov website went offline and the agency's X account vanished. The administration is now investigating the agency's historical ties to color revolutions and its alleged role in funding the first impeachment of Donald Trump through the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

Federal waste remains a primary target as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the cancellation of $8 million in taxpayer-funded subscriptions to Politico. Additional reports from Jesse Watters and the Department of Government Efficiency highlight millions spent on transgender healthcare in Guatemala and a $43 million gas station in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick are developing an American Sovereign Wealth Fund to monetize federal assets, while Trump warns Iran of total obliteration via a dead man's switch directive regarding assassination threats. In the Pacific, Panama has begun exiting China's Belt and Road Initiative following threats from the administration to reclaim the Panama Canal due to treaty violations.

Cultural shifts continue as the State Department removes the T from its website acronyms and Helen Joyce analyzes the social contagion of gender ideology. The 2025 Grammy Awards faced a ratings slump and a barrage of pharmaceutical ads, while Trevor Noah delivered a performance described by critics as cringy. John Dvorak provides a masterclass on olive oil shelf life, and the show honors the Farmer's Wife as she navigates her eighth pregnancy while homeschooling seven children.


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CHAPTER 25 / 42 Discussion

Australian One Nation Party, Malcolm Roberts, UK Migration

Senator Malcolm Roberts of Australia's One Nation party praised Trump's withdrawal from the World Health Organization and his stance against "woke" ideology. Roberts claimed Trump's policies align with Australian interests in putting their own nation first. The segment also notes that wealthy residents are fleeing the UK for Dubai and Portugal due to rising taxes and political shifts.

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1:42:35 And he came out in oil circles and said, global producers should try slashing oil prices to $45 a barrel to pressure Russia into ending the war with Ukraine. There is no way you can't go to $45 a barrel! Saudi Arabia I don't think can even go to $45 a barrel and now other advisors... That's not true Well, I mean they of course and they anybody can go to $45 a barrel. I We talked about this in the show as a decade ago Saudi Arabia Supposedly can make money at 20 right but that was a decade ago. I mean The dollar has changed in value so I think it's tight when we put it that way I think it's tight But it's doable well according to the oil baron

1:43:32 Saudi Arabia would struggle to generate enough revenue to pay for social services, monthly payments of citizens and big infrastructure projects. It will need about $90 a barrel this year to balance its budget according to the oil baron in his sources Now the companies have said The West Texas Oil producer... What are they doing about the fact that it's floating around 65-70? Well they like it there But they like it. I thought they needed 90 to get by. Well, I'm just telling you, I'm not making this up. I'm not pulling it from USA Today. Okay well keep talking. Don't pay attention the man behind the curtain. Companies are no longer pursuing growth at all costs

1:44:18 is what the West Texas oil consortium is saying. Longer term, advisors are saying Trump's support of US oil and gas including scrapping environmental regulations will make the sector more appealing to investors but it's going to take a little bit of time and they need to find some other sources in the meantime And I'm thinking we need to get some of that from South America. That's not, that was not in the briefing I got but there is no drill baby drill at this point in time so he's going have to figure out some other way to lower energy costs Well it wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility to do a deal with Maduro Yeah Who seems to have you know pretty good handle on his power base

1:45:12 Yeah, I think so. You know he'd do a deal yeah and they have a huge their reserves off the coast of Venezuela is one of the biggest in the world They got the goods The Doge concept and cleaning up And this will actually take us into thanking some people because i've gotten a lot of notes on why we're no longer hearing from UK and Australia's donors? Yes, we got a lot of notes. Yeah I got quite a few! On Australia the main one i get is... A.) We're afraid to donate to end your podcast because we'd go to jail. Also- I heard that from the UK list too. And 2Broke is another one They don't need to be on a list. No they don't want to be on lists and I like the one from the UK it's like

1:46:07 The people are leaving the UK. Anyone with the means and ability to get out is getting out, and a lot of them are going to Dubai People try to go to Portugal but you know Spain in Portugal they're starting to impose huge extra taxes on buying a home there if your if you have non-eu residents which the UK is But in Australia, here's Senator Malcolm Roberts who is like hey this is a good plan. And his team have made a huge start on putting the cleaners through US government waste some of which appears criminal and seditious in nature President Trump has withdrawn the USA from the World Health Organization The World Economic Forum and climate change tyranny and fraud moves one nation has advocated for 20 years

1:46:58 Executive orders have destroyed woke DEI and transgender ideology while reaffirming support for gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans. Again one nation policy President Trump is not a threat to democracy here or in the United States He is a threat to the Greens who are watching their pushback to their neo-Marxist identity politics Their toxic ideology is rightly being dispatched to the history's sewers President Trump did not start the pushback against worker ideology. Australia did, when everyday Australians rejected the voice proposal and as Irish did when they rejected this fragmentation of their families in a referendum there. President Donald Trump's actions are in accord with One Nation policies and of that we're very very proud. Trump puts America first