Episode 1758 · Thursday, 24 April 2025

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A proposed peace deal in Ukraine faces rejection from Zelensky while Elon Musk navigates Tesla’s financial decline and a leadership shakeup hits the World Economic Forum.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1758

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Donald Trump and JD Vance have proposed a peace framework for the Russia-Ukraine war that requires President Zelensky to cede territory, including Crimea, and abandon NATO aspirations. As Vladimir Putin expresses tentative interest in direct negotiations, special envoy Steve Witkoff has reportedly met with the Russian leader four times to broker a deal. The proposal arrives amidst a massive aerial assault on Kiev and Kharkiv involving over 200 missiles, signaling a critical inflection point for European security and U.S. diplomatic involvement.

Elon Musk has scaled back his role at the Department of Government Efficiency following a 71% drop in Tesla’s net income and rising competition from Chinese automaker BYD. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing the FDA to phase out synthetic food dyes by 2025 while advocating for the restoration of FOIA offices within the HHS to investigate environmental toxins linked to autism. In Europe, Klaus Schwab has resigned from the World Economic Forum following allegations of financial misconduct, and the European Commission has levied nearly $800 million in fines against Apple and Meta for Digital Markets Act violations.

Adam Curry officially predicts Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea will be the next Pope as the Catholic Church prepares for a potential conclave following the death of Pope Francis. The segment features a look back at the 2017 Primal Scream protests and a critique of NPR’s reporting on ephemeral tattoos that refuse to fade. John C. Dvorak offers a tip on laundry maintenance while the duo performs a knighting ceremony for the latest producers supporting the value-for-value model.


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CHAPTER 01 / 41 Discussion

Trump Cryptocurrency, Wedding Anecdotes, and Martial Law Rumors

The discussion opens with observations on Donald Trump's foray into cryptocurrency and meme coins. A personal anecdote follows regarding a wedding in Gillespie County attended by local law enforcement and the husband of journalist Laura Logan. The conversation transitions into debunking rumors of impending martial law and a specific bet regarding a potential succession scenario involving JD Vance and Donald Trump.

donald trump· cryptocurrency· gillespie county· laura logan· jd vance· martial law· bingit.io

00:00 Go Boomers! In the morning everybody, I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley, where we should be rolling out the No Agenda meme coin. I'm John C. Duvall, actually. I was at a wedding last night and people are asking me like, what do you think of Trump's cryptocurrency?

00:41 I'm like, do you really want me to get into this with you? This meme coin? Oh man. So I'm at this wedding. This is a... This is the wedding you were at when Andrew tried to get hold of you. Yes, this is the former Kerrville cop with anger management issues wedding. Oh, there's nothing like a cop with anger management issues. Well, especially since he's now the lieutenant for the Sheriff's Office of Gillespie County. Okay. Which is good. We like knowing our buddy Mike. Yeah, I would think so. You don't want to piss him off. So the whole, you know, there's, there's, it must have been 10 sheriffs, deputies all in uniform.

01:28 Half of them look like the mustache guy from The Village People for some reason. It's like, do you know you look kind of like that gay guy from The Village People? Did you say that to them? Yes, of course! They think it's funny. They think it's all hilarious. No good for them. They're good guys. Yeah, so Andrew calls me, I'm like, no. So I text him, I said, no, I'm at a wedding. And then I just, I decide I'm gonna ghost him. Because he... Because he's now using it as engagement farming. He's all over X like is there a feud what's going on? What's happening? Oh, what could be happening? Oh, he hasn't texted me back. I'm glad we can provide some promotion for DH unplugged I'm very yeah, I had to haven't had a chance to listen to the show. Did you bring it up on Tuesday? I Kinda yeah. Oh did he because he

02:16 He did send me an email early in the week. He was befuddled. People are saying that we're fighting. Is everything okay? I presume it's an inside joke, right? Right? Right? Right? Come on, right? I'm like, I think so. I don't know. Maybe you should listen to our show. Until you listen to the show, you'll be befuddled continually. How are we under martial law yet is the main question of the day. Oh, that was supposed to happen on Sunday. Yeah, I don't right. Yeah, guess not. I guess it hasn't happened. Yeah, and I haven't seen anybody Posting about it. No why it hasn't happened because they have to have a new date So there was it's been put off to some other date so So I make a joke about this at the wedding yesterday and Joe was there Laura Logan's husband

03:15 Was Laura there? No, no, who knows. She's doing a speech in Atlanta. She's all over the place. And apparently he had already told a few people a week ago, oh yeah, Marshall Laws is coming. Was he a believer in this? I guess so because other people said, yeah, Joe, what happened to that? And I'm like, Joe, what? That's like a libtard thing. No, no, no. He just wouldn't do it on Easter. I'm like, come on, man. What? Yes! It's crazy! That's alright. Then I hit him right back with this, okay. You know, it all changed when JFK Jr. is our vice president. I have a... talking about screwball things, I have a bet with my son. Okay. I may have brought this up, but I don't think I have. Okay. I'll remind you if you did. Yeah, I'm sure you will.

04:12 He made a substantial bet and I have to put this down. I have to get this in writing I have to send some email back and forth because they do have one witness And he's just adamant about it. Is one not enough? Do you need more witnesses? I'm well, oh no wait I think you have brought this up the JD Vance will become president and then Trump will be vice president He'll quit and then he'll become president Exactly. Yeah Yeah, and he's adamant about it. You told me that. We're all witnesses. You have a million witnesses. We've heard this. Yeah, I know, but it has to be... What? And I can't refer to a podcast. I can't dig it up and make it known. How dare you denigrate the show? No, no, it's not that. It's that I have to keep track of the date of this podcast.

04:58 then refer to it as opposed to something in an email, which I can put aside. You'll be able to go to bingit.io and send a direct link to the audio. We have the best resources for this. But that's the kind of thing that's very similar to, it reminds me of the idea that we're going to have Marshall Loft or whatever. And there's no reason for any of this. There's no reason to expect Trump to pull a stunt like that, which Burke everyone. There's no reason for him to pull a stunt like martial law. All of my screens here in the studio have identical... Breaking news! Trump on Ukraine war! We're getting close.

CHAPTER 02 / 41 Discussion

Russia-Ukraine War, Kiev Missile Attacks, and Peace Proposal Reactions

Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Kiev and Kharkiv involving 215 missiles and drones, resulting in residential destruction and civilian casualties. Donald Trump and JD Vance have proposed a peace deal requiring Ukraine to cede land, including Crimea, and forgo NATO membership, a plan President Zelensky has rejected. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has expressed a tentative willingness to hold direct talks as the U.S. threatens to withdraw diplomatic support if progress stalls.

vladimir putin· volodymyr zelensky· kiev· kharkiv· jd vance· nato· crimea

05:38 We're getting closer. It's almost there. There's no closer. I actually have some... In fact, I think Russia bombed Kiev again this morning. Yeah, this is it. One of the worst attacks on Kiev since the start of the war. In an attack on the Ukrainian capital, Russia launched 215 missiles and drones overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, causing the collapse of numerous residential buildings. Some residents, still in shock, were awakened by the explosions. I had time to get out when it exploded and then there was nothing. The neighboring house was destroyed and everything in our house flew away and I didn't see anything. I'm scared. Others had time to find refuge in bomb shelters. We were sleeping when we heard the first explosion. It was very strong. The windows in our apartment were damaged. Kitchen appliances flew off the countertop but luckily we were alive. Following the attack, the Ukrainian government

06:36 The Ukrainian government denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he only has the desire to kill. President Zelensky said that Russia must stop strikes immediately and unconditionally. But after three years of fighting, some Ukrainians say they no longer believe that peace is possible. I honestly don't know how this will all end. It's very scary. I don't believe it. I only believe that if we can stop them on the battlefield, that's it. Diplomacy doesn't work here. You can see it from the news, from the dead. Attacks on Kiev as well as Kharkiv resumed following a brief Easter truce. Yeah, you know this looked pretty bad I have to say and I don't think there's been a bombing in Kiev that has been this bad and I'll kind of work backwards in the timeline because before what happened last night we had this. Tonight President Trump lashing out at Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky on social media. Is that not what we call hyperbole?

07:31 Lashing out. That used to be the pet phrase of Amy Goodman. Lashing! Vladimir Zelinsky on social media writing he can have peace or he can fight for another three years before losing the whole country. The man with no cards to play. Is this Martha Radnitz? Yes, sure is. Raddick, Raddick. She's still working? Radditz, Radditz. Well... Radd... I don't know why I gotta think of her name as Radnitch. From now on she is Martha Radnick. That's fine. Radnitch. We have pet names for people in the show. Yes, she's still working. No cards to play should now finally get it done. Nice... I don't know if that was a quote or editorializing.

08:13 Trump angered by Zelensky's refusal to accept a US proposed peace deal that would prohibit NATO membership for Ukraine and would include Ukraine giving up land that Russia has seized since its invasion. In addition to giving up Crimea. Zelensky saying, there's nothing to talk about. It is our territory, the territory of the Ukrainian people. Vice President J.D. Vance threatened to end the negotiations if Ukraine does not accept the US proposal that calls for Ukraine to give up land to Russia. We've issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians. And it's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process.

08:57 And what's odd about this is just around this time we got this news about President Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed for the first time in years a willingness to hold direct talks with Ukraine. This marks potential diplomatic movement as pressure mounts from the US for both sides to reach a ceasefire deal. Speaking to Russian state media, Putin claimed Moscow was open to discussing the possibility of halting strikes on civilian infrastructure with Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also signaled readiness for dialogue.

09:35 proposing a 30-day ceasefire to end attacks on civilians. The Russia has yet to accept the offer. As talks intensify, the US has warned that it could withdraw its support for peace efforts if there's no visible progress. With negotiations set to continue in London this week, the coming days could determine whether renewed diplomacy finally leads to peace. So it's interesting when you look at these four screens, so I have Fox, MSNBC, CNN and the BBC, the white balance, the color of the Oval Office is so different in each one. That shouldn't be. Oh yeah, so Fox is very vibrant, MSNBC actually looks a little out of focus, CNN looks somewhat washed out.

10:26 And the BBC, the gold behind the president on the fireplace is just beaming at me. It's interesting. That's being done on purpose. You've got to think it. Or no, people just don't care anymore. Maybe they just run AI over this stuff. White balance, schmite balance. Let the computer do it. The idea that they don't care, they're careless or they're sloppy or they don't, you know, that is possible. Yeah. But I would get the impression that they... Purposeful. Let's look at the headlines. Purposeful, but then again, you know, it's, you know, it's falling off of quality of MSNBC and CNN over the years could be reflected in a lot of different ways. Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me. Wouldn't surprise me. I have the NTD version of the update between Russia-Ukraine. It's the Russia-Ukraine update.

CHAPTER 03 / 41 Discussion

Trump Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and European Weapons Proliferation

Special envoy Steve Witkoff is reportedly meeting with Vladimir Putin for the fourth time to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict. Concerns are raised regarding the long-term security implications of weapons proliferation in Europe, drawing parallels to the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars. The discussion suggests that European leadership may be encouraging Ukrainian persistence to further EU integration goals despite the risks of a "fifth column" emerging from smuggled armaments.

steve witkoff· vladimir putin· crimea· yugoslav wars· demilitarized zone· weapons smuggling

11:22 President also talked about Russia and Ukraine today. Tell us the latest on that sure so in fact you have a lot of his president Trump now said that He thinks Russia is ready to have a deal and that the u.s. Already had to deal with Russia, but it turns out that Ukraine is now the more difficult one to negotiate with watch I think Russia is ready and a lot of people said Russia wanted to go for the whole thing and I think we have a deal with Russia, we have to get a deal with Zelensky. And I hope that Zelensky, I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelensky. So far, it's been harder, but that's okay, it's all right. But I think we have a deal with both. I hope they do it because I'm looking to save, and we spend a lot of money, but this is about a lot of humanity.

12:11 Meanwhile in the True Social post this afternoon, President Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for making it more difficult to settle the war by saying that Ukraine won't recognize Russia's claim of Crimea, which happened back in 2014. Meanwhile, Zelensky responded later by pointing to a 2018 statement during the first Trump term, saying that the U.S. will never recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea. Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance today is saying that if Russia and Ukraine don't strike a deal, the U.S. would well just walk away. And meanwhile, the U.S. is focused on talking with Russia this week with Trump's special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, in Russia this week to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the fourth time.

12:58 You know, the problem with all of this, let's say we get a truce, end of the war. There are so many weapons that have now been funneled from Ukraine into Europe. I mean, it's undeniable. And we're talking assault rifles, grenade launchers, anti-tank weapons. What would it be going to Europe and not Africa? Well, I would say they'd be funneled through Europe, but think about the people who are in Europe, the people who have been let in. Oh, you think there could be a fifth column? Yeah. Well, fifth column, I mean, just nut jobs, nut jobs throughout Europe. We kind of saw this after, what was it? What was the Yugoslav Wars, the 90s.

14:00 Lots of weapons throughout Europe and you know, we had gangs gangs using them terrorist attacks And now we've got all kinds of crazy people in Europe there could there I mean the war could be going to the streets I think Europe that may not be realizing what could possibly happen if this is kind of a Grim view of things. Well, I have a kid there, you know, so I think about these things. Yeah. Yeah, it is grim but You know, weapons have a weird way of going the other direction. It's not that hard. So, I don't know. I don't know. We'll see. I mean, demilitarized zone is what it would have to be. You keep Crimea, you get a DMZ, and it's the end of it.

14:52 Yeah, well they can't seem to get this to happen. Well because they like the war. The European leadership likes it. They want that they're all in. They can't turn back their financing and all these... They have probably... There has to be something behind Zelensky's reluctance. Well, I says just pigheadedness has got to be the Europeans telling him. Yeah, worry about it. You will back Yeah, we'll put you in the EU you'll become a part of Europe. We promise pinky swear. Come on Come on, just keep going. Keep going. Don't stop. Here's your script. Yeah, I would I would think so I would think so Anyway, happy news everybody happy happy days good times. It's all fantastic But there's I got a couple clips on Elon Musk quitting. I

CHAPTER 04 / 41 Discussion

Elon Musk, Tesla Earnings, and Nazi Allegations in Europe

Elon Musk announced a reduction in his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to refocus on Tesla following dismal quarterly earnings. Media reports from NPR and European outlets highlight a growing perception in the Netherlands and Germany that Musk's political leanings align with the AfD, leading to "Nazi" labels and vandalism at Tesla dealerships. The narrative explores the disconnect between Musk's promised $2 trillion in government savings and the current $150 billion projection.

elon musk· tesla· department of government efficiency· doge· afd· npr· netherlands

15:40 Now is he quitting or is he going to reduce his involvement? I think he's not quitting or reducing, I think he's just saying all this. You don't even think it's true at all, he said there's no pullback. He's got his team in place, he likes to be in the... In the know. Well, none of that, but it was in the power structure. He should take a sabbatical or say he's taking time to focus on his multiple families. He should, you're right. I think he's trying to do that, but he's doing it in a funny way. I've got some clips from NPR which will have a slant to him. And so this is Musk out. Okay.

16:25 Elon Musk says he'll pull back from his work in the Trump administration to focus on running his electric car business Tesla for the last few months Musk has had massive access and power within the White House power and PRs Danielle Kurtzleben reports on the relationship that was mutually beneficial until things got complicated On election night Donald Trump gave special attention to one of his biggest supporters Oh, let me tell you we have a new star A star is born, Elon. Their political courtship was only a few months old. Musk endorsed Trump shortly after the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk later explained his attraction at another Trump rally in Butler in October. We had one president who couldn't climb a flight of stairs.

17:08 And another who was fist pumping after getting shot. Fight, fight, fight. Blood coming down the face. Musk would go on to spend a quarter of a billion dollars supporting Trump and other Republicans in the 2024 election. By the time Musk took the stage at Trump's October Madison Square Garden rally, Trump had already said Musk would lead a project they called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Howard Lutnick, who is now Commerce Secretary, introduced Musk. How much do you think we can rip out of this wasted $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?

17:49 Well, I think we can do at least two trillion. Yeah! Once Trump took office, Musk was everywhere. I keep getting notes from the EU, from the European countries, mainly the Netherlands, who correct me on Tesla, say, no, no, no, no, no, you're wrong. The reason some people are not buying Teslas or renouncing their ownership is because of the Nazi salute and his support of AFD. They truly think he's a Nazi.

18:36 Yes, I believe this to be true. I've noticed this following some of the foreign news coverage. There is this strong belief that he's... and you see it even on late night comedy shows. He's a Nazi, period. It's not even an issue. It's not even a question we know it is. It's obvious. Yeah, he did this and that's what you do as a Nazi. I mean... That's what Nazis do. It's like... it's delusional. Do you think? It's truly... but it's concerning. It's concerning that people, you know, that the machine is so strong that people actually believe this, whether they've even seen it or not. Or they've maybe seen a picture somewhere, they hear people talking about it. Well, you'd have to still shot of him doing a salute. I mean, Waltz did the exact same salute. No, I mean, I know, we know that. Everyone who's listening to the show knows that.

19:36 But that doesn't matter. The fact that you can still launch that into the media, into the universe really, into the ether, let's put it that way. You can launch it into the ether and people just go, oh yeah. And make it stick. And it sticks, yeah. I mean, we all should be very worried about that. That is, yeah, it's a phenom for sure. Yeah, it's amazing and that's why it has to be fought. It's a hopeless battle. That's why you listen to the Noah Jenner show because it makes you smarter. It also makes you more attractive to the opposite sex and the hit of every party. It does. Thank you, Daryl. So they continue with this. This is more, as you listen to this, this is kind of like an eulogy.

CHAPTER 05 / 41 Discussion

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Federal Budget Cuts

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and supported by Howard Lutnick, has faced legal hurdles and public skepticism regarding its ability to reach massive savings targets. While Musk initially aimed for $2 trillion in cuts, recent cabinet meetings suggest a more modest $150 billion goal for fiscal year 2026. Critics point to Musk's involvement in a failed Wisconsin Supreme Court election as evidence of his waning political capital within the administration.

doge· howard lutnick· wisconsin supreme court· federal budget· npr· elon musk

20:30 They talk about the entire Musk story. It's more like a movie. Oh, are they sad he's going? Is that what's happening? They're like, oh, well. I can't say that's the case. It's just like they're they're wrapping it. It's like a wrap. Maybe, maybe. Musk wrap. Maybe they, musk wrap. I like that. Maybe it's because they had all the packages and the scripts written when they told everybody that They were going to break up months ago and they're just like, oh we still got this stuff on the shelf. Should we use it now, boss? That's always possible. I don't think NPR is that into having these because that's TV stuff because you have it that takes more work but it's possible. Here we go. Riding on Air Force One and taking questions with the president in the Oval Office once with his four-year-old son in tow.

21:18 Trump was generous with Musk, constantly praising him and letting him speak at length, even at cabinet meetings. At the first one, Trump jokingly chided Musk at one point. At Doge, Musk had almost unrestricted ability to look at the details of agencies that oversaw his businesses, companies that do a lot of work for the federal government. He gleefully set to work reshaping the bureaucracy he railed against as a businessman, even brandishing a chainsaw on stage at a conservative conference earlier this year. This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy. A little bit out of context, but okay. Chainsaw! Under Musk, Doge has effectively dismantled some agencies and left others really...

22:03 He must have had the MMR jab as a kid, there's no doubt about it. Musk is so on the spectrum it's not funny anymore. Under Musk, Doge has effectively dismantled some agencies and left others reeling after slashing tens of thousands of jobs. But big savings have been hard to find. On the campaign trail, Musk had said he was shooting for $2 trillion. But by a cabinet meeting earlier this month, the goal was much smaller. I'm excited to announce that we anticipate savings in FY26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion. Courts have halted many of DOJ's actions, including attempts to obtain access to sensitive data. By spring, Trump was saying that cabinet members would be taking more of the lead in making decisions about their agencies. Hundreds of billions of dollars of

22:52 waste and fraud and abuse has been found, already found. And that doesn't mean they don't have a little bit of an argument here and there about something or maybe personal arguments. There were also signs that Musk was becoming a political liability. He spent and campaigned heavily for the conservative in a Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April, who then lost. You know, the conservative television and radio media, they don't really cop to the fact that it's 150 billion, significantly less than what was promised. Well, there's an assumption that it's going to continue and grow. $150 billion isn't chicken feed. No, that's what we gave to Ukraine. We guess. We don't even know that. We don't know anything. We know anything about the numbers. No, we don't know anything. We know nothing. It's just numbers that people throw out there. Who knows? Who knows? But, you know... Well, we left $80 billion plus in gear in Afghanistan that could have been retrieved.

23:53 That's 80 billion just well there you go. There you go. I'm looking at I'm not looking at the actual value It's the marketing numbers the marketing numbers a billion dollars is nothing these days We couldn't even we didn't even know what came after a million when I was a kid what comes after a million? I don't know. You know we had no idea with all the with all of our devaluation of currency through printing now billion thing on the the billionaires the new millionaire And we don't even think about what that means anymore If you went on the street and said, how many millions is a billion? I don't think people even know. Oh, they know. So they've come up with 5% of their proposed savings. That's not impressive. It's a lot of money, but it's not impressive. And they're not saying more to come. So marketing wise, I think it's kind of a flop. They are saying more to come. It's that these reports aren't saying more to come.

24:51 They're also saying he's not Hitler, but the reports say he is. So I'm just looking at perception of the media. Well, let's wrap it with the third clip. Meanwhile, widespread Tesla takedown protests were happening at dealerships nationwide. Musk openly disagreed with Trump's tariff policy, at one point calling trade advisor Peter Navarro dumber than a sack of bricks. Musk's job at Doge was always supposed to be a temporary assignment. Recently, Trump has been vague about Musk's future, but complimentary as always. Well, I think he's amazing, but I also think he's got a big company to run. And so at some point he's going to be going back. He wants to. Would you want to keep him around? Oh, I'd keep him as long as I could keep him. He's a very talented guy. This week, Tesla reported dismal earnings and Musk announced to shareholders that he would be paring back his role at Doge.

CHAPTER 06 / 41 Discussion

Tesla Financial Decline and Chinese EV Competition from BYD

Tesla's net income has reportedly fallen 71% year-over-year, exacerbated by Trump-imposed tariffs on Chinese components and retaliatory measures from Beijing. In contrast, Chinese automaker BYD showcased highly praised new models at the Shanghai Auto Show, making Tesla's aging lineup appear outdated. The segment also touches on the history of Tesla's design and the departure of original designers like those associated with the Fisker project.

tesla· byd· elon musk· china· tariffs· fisker· shanghai auto show

25:45 The White House has not responded to NPR's questions about how much Musk will be scaling back. I do have, I think, a France Vincontra clip about that includes some of the quarterly call. That's the one where everybody typically calls up and says, great Q guys, really good. Not so in this case. It hasn't been a great year for Tesla, the US automaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk. For months, protesters have been vandalizing Tesla cars and showrooms, upset at Musk spearheading mass layoffs at major government agencies. Now if we were running France 24, and this guy auditioned, would you say, yeah, that's a go for on-air voice?

26:30 Play it again. Through his work at Doge, it's been so bad that President Donald Trump has threatened to imprison the protesters in El Salvador. I'd be like, no, pass. I think he'd be more for some gay channels. Deliveries of Tesla's aging lineup of cars have nosedived and Tesla's profits have been hollowed out. Tesla's net income has fallen 71% from the same time last year. Investors have sold off the company's stock at a rapid pace causing its price to drop by about half since December. Nonetheless, on an earnings phone call with analysts on Tuesday, Musk defended his work with the Trump administration. There's been some blowback for the time that I've been spending in government with the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.

27:14 I believe what I think we need to do is fight the way forward and get the country back on the right track and working together with President Trump and his administration. Because if the ship of America goes down, we all go down with it, including Tesla and everyone else. said that next month he will begin allocating more time to Tesla and cut back his time at Doge. He returns as the company faces difficulties from Trump imposed tariffs. Tesla paused imports of some China sourced components after US tariffs on the Asian country rose to 145%. China has responded with tariffs of its own, leading Tesla to suspend some orders in the country.

27:55 I was watching a report on BYD, the Shanghai Auto Show. They launched the new models. Oh man, those are gorgeous. I know. They're really like cool looking cars. I mean, I still would not want a battery car, but they're cool looking cars. You know, and then you look at the Tesla, it's like, feels kind of 2010-ish. It's old-fashioned looking. Yeah. That's his problem. It was good looking when it came out. Well, he had that designer guy, right? He had the OG designer. He had some designer that did a good, you know, they've been kind of like,

28:34 That guy wasn't around anymore and everything's got stale looking. After the S, after the S. The S was the good looking one. Wasn't that the guy who designed the car that kept catching on fire? Remember that one? Fisker. Fisker. Fisker. He's just driving five feet, catches on fire. I know, you know, I thought it was but it turns out it, I don't know if it was or not. I had some, I wrote something up about the designer and then I got people sending, no, you got the wrong guy and So I don't know what the story is with any accuracy, who designed the original S. But that guy's not there. Whoever it was, he's not there. He's not there. That's the point. I do have a related clip which is from Al Gore, who had this very... Well, I'm glad you got the Al Gore stuff. You gave the speech. And by the way, I did mention in the newsletter, we missed again, I think for the 15th year in a row,

CHAPTER 07 / 41 Discussion

Earth Day History, Rachel Carson, and Environmental Movements

A retrospective on Earth Day traces its origins to 1970 and the influence of Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring." The discussion revisits past environmental concerns such as acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer caused by Freon and hairspray. The hosts critique modern Earth Day celebrations as being diluted and lacking the urgency of the original movement.

earth day· rachel carson· silent spring· gaylord nelson· ozone layer· freon

29:33 We missed our annual Earth Day promotion. Yes. Shame on you. I saw the local news doing a thing about Earth Day cocktails. What's that? Dirt in a jar? No, it's just alcohol. You cut up the lime so you can make it look like the continents and then you drink it on Earth Day. What is this? They don't even have anything Anything to say about it. It's so deluded. Who even organizes Earth Day? Do we even know who's in charge of this? Hold on a second. I think whoever designed it. Didn't this start in the 70s? Let's see here. Earthday.org, the official site. I'm being verified by Cloudflare. They don't think I'm a human. Ah! I've been approved. You've been kicked. Here we go. About us.

30:25 Aboot, aboot us. Aboot, aboot. Let's see, our vision. No, it doesn't say anything. Oh, board of directors. Oh, bunch of ugly people. Let me see about... Oh, they have their history. What's their history then? Yes, Earth... Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. You are right. You are right. The stage was set for change. The environmental movement did not begin in 1970. No, well, but here it is. The stage was set for change with the publication of Rachel Carson's New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. Well, eight years later is what they're saying. Yeah. Senator Gaylord Nelson. The Silent Spring was a massive bestseller. Yeah, did you read it? Yeah. What was it about?

31:23 It was about how we're gonna all die. Oh! An uplifting book. Anyway... From pesticides and things. Oh yeah, and acid rain. No, that came later. No, that's later. Yeah. We had acid rain, we had the ozone hole. I remember as a kid we had the ozone hole. The ozone layer, that was in the... The hole in the ozone layer. That was in the 70s. We'd be looking up like, where is it? How come I can't see it? How do I see the... It's because of your washing machine! So yeah, so here's the, it was free on, it was a refrigerator that was causing a hole. Yeah. Another, another good one. Freon. Yeah. Freon. But then they came up with something else. Ah, it doesn't use free. And there was hairspray. It was more toxic, but it doesn't put a hole in the hairspray. Hairspray was doing it. Hairspray bad. Yeah. I personally am responsible for a lot of bad things in the environment during the eighties and nineties.

CHAPTER 08 / 41 Discussion

Al Gore, Frankfurt School Philosophy, and Climate Change Rhetoric

Al Gore utilized a speech to compare current political tactics to the "moral autopsy" of the Third Reich performed by Frankfurt School philosophers like Theodor Adorno. Gore accused the Trump administration of converting truth into power by making claims about "clean coal," wind turbines causing cancer, and the climate crisis being a Chinese hoax. The segment analyzes Gore's use of the "open sewer" metaphor for the atmosphere and his criticism of fossil fuel expansion.

al gore· jurgen habermas· theodor adorno· frankfurt school· clean coal· climate crisis

32:19 So, Al Gore does this very interesting thing. He says, I don't like calling people Hitler, but you know, these guys are Hitler. I want to note that before I agree with what is not a precedent, I understand very well why it is wrong to compare Adolf Hitler's Third Reich to any other movement. It was uniquely evil, full stop. I get it. But there are important lessons from the history of that emergent evil, and here is one that I regard as essential. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, a small group of philosophers who had escaped Hitler's murderous regime returned to Germany and performed a kind of moral autopsy on the Third Reich.

33:02 The most famous of the so-called Frankfurt School of Philosophers was a man named Jürgen Habermas. Best known, I would say. But it was Habermas... Do you know who that guy was? Jürgen Habermas? What's his name? No. I know about the Frankfurt School, but I don't know specific guys. Okay. Famous of the so-called Frankfurt School of Philosophers was a man named Jürgen Habermas. Best known, I would say. But it was Habermas' mentor, Theodor Adorno. Do we know him? Yes? He wrote a book called The Authoritarian Personality. Oh, okay. Very famous guy. Oh, thank you. Who wrote that the first step in that nation's descent into hell was, and I quote, the conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power. Oh, okay. All questions of truth. Conversion of all questions of truth into questions of power.

34:02 So let's see, can he, how is he gonna spin this to Trump? How's he gonna spin this? He described how the Nazis, and I quote again, attacked the very heart of the distinction between true and false. Ah, we're gonna do some lies! The Trump administration is insisting on trying to create their own preferred version of reality. They say Ukraine attacked Russia instead of the other way around. Never said that. I don't think they ever said that. They said they provoked. No, this is a creation talk. See, what he's gonna do... He's lying! He's the liar! Yes, but that's what you do. You take the examples, you create a

34:46 a methodology that you show that the other side's bad and then you use the same technique, you use those techniques against the audience. This is really good. He's good at it. On trying to create their own preferred version of reality. They say Ukraine attacked Russia instead of the other way around and expect us to believe it. Well, he's talking about the the veterans. Remember you said they're losers because they you know John McCain is a loser. Oh, they're not a lie. Yeah, losers. Losers, suckers and losers. Suckers and losers. Yes, suckers and losers. Yes. They say the climate crisis is a hoax. Well, yeah, okay. I'll give you that one. Invented by the Chinese to destroy American manufacturing. Oh, a little laugh tale there.

35:40 Invented by the Chinese. No, invented by you. That's why he's laughing like, they say it's the Chinese. It was me! It was me! They don't know anything. I'm the one who did it. I'm the one who did that. They say coal is clean. No. What did he say? What was that one? They say coal is clean. No, they're talking about clean coal. Yeah, clean coal. Which is marketing, agreed, but it is much cleaner than it used to be. So heat... Well, the coal is the coal. The problem is coal is coal. It's not, it doesn't change. It doesn't, you know, the lignite, which is the good coal, which is pretty clean, doesn't change over the eons. It's the same damn stuff except that the methodology, the

36:24 The floating bed burners and all the rest of it that create coal power energy has improved over the years with scrubbers on the one end and the floating bed on the other and you get a pretty good burn job without it being a mess. So that's what they're referring to when they say clean coal. He's a liar. Well he takes the president's words literally by saying, you know, because he said clean beautiful coal. So, but yeah, okay, I guess. They say coal is clean. They say wind turbines cause cancer. They say sea level rise. That's never happened either.

37:02 I don't think anyone said it. No one said, who said wind turbines cause cancer? The president may have alluded to it at some point. No, he made some joke about it. Why, about Martha, I can't watch the TV. But people have definitely claimed to become sick from the sound of wind turbines and there have been higher instances of cancer near wind farms. But you know we still don't know what is causing all of this cancer everywhere. We have no idea What could it be so anyway? Well yeah, nobody says this no he did the joke was if if the sea level rises, then I'll just it's what I always say I

37:47 If we're really gonna have sea level rise, I'll have beachfront property in Fredericksburg. That's the job. I'll have it right here for sure. Yes, so it's a joke, but okay, I guess he takes it seriously. to climate action argued that those who want to stop using the sky as an open sewer for God's sake. The sky as an open sewer! Now, there's a lie! Need to be more realistic and acquiesce to the huge increases in the burning of more and more fossil fuels, which is what they're pushing, even though that is the principal cause of the climate crisis. Oh, yeah, there you go. You know, actually,

CHAPTER 09 / 41 Discussion

Nuclear Waste Contamination in St. Louis and Coldwater Creek

A CBS News report details the legacy of nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project stored near Coldwater Creek in Missouri, which has been linked to high rates of lymphoma and thyroid cancer. Despite the EPA classifying the area as hazardous in 1989, cleanup efforts by the Army Corps of Engineers have been criticized for being slow and leaving behind dangerous levels of Thorium-230. The segment suggests that renewed media interest in these old contamination sites may be funded by oil and gas interests to discourage nuclear energy adoption.

coldwater creek· manhattan project· epa· lymphoma· thorium-230· missouri· cbs news

38:28 So the oil and gas guys are busy. They are very busy. Because all this nuclear talk, all this talk about, you know, small... I mean, even at the wedding last night. By the way, who gets married on a Wednesday night? I'm sorry, what? Who gets married on a Wednesday night? Wednesday night's a weird night. That's what Horowitz is asking everybody. Yes. Well, he's just a sheriff's lieutenant. He doesn't have a lot of money. So I think that's it. A Wednesday discount night for marriage. Yes, it's discount night. They ask for money for their honeymoon instead of gifts, which I'm cool with. Did they? Yeah.

39:05 Yeah, that's cool. I get it. He's in the police department. You know, they make money, but they could use more. He doesn't make a lot of money for getting shot at. No, he doesn't make a lot of money. No, not for getting shot or dealing with the public. He runs the SWAT team and everything. He's a cool dude. He's a good guy to have on speed dial. Let me tell you that. He's the guy you want as a friend. Anyway, so all this talk about... Why does he have a SWAT team there for? It's Fredericksburg, man. We got MS-13, we got Trinidad and Tobago here. According to one guy? According to Lowe's. He's like a Lyft Uber driver, does both? No, no, they just live here. You see, they don't cause trouble here, they just live here. We got this all last night from Joe in the car. Ah, there's Trinidad and Tobago everywhere. They're here. They're right here in Fredericksburg. They just live here. Oh, okay. Well, I feel good about that then. Anyway,

40:02 All this talk about data centers going on nuclear, you know, the Three Mile Island being, or part of it being fired up again. Nuclear, nuclear, nuclear. Bill Gates, everybody nuclear. We can't have this. Let's call CBS. Hello CBS. We'd like to do a buy. Yeah, we'll do triple the rate. So we do 360s and could you make it into a package? Why should Just 15 miles away from St. Louis's Gateway Arch, nuclear waste was stored for decades. It was all top secret. Linda Maurice lived near Coldwater Creek for 18 years. The waterway ran right by the storage site. There was a deposit site where the processes and waste of the Manhattan Project had been. What? The Manhattan Project? Was that a nuclear project?

40:55 I mean, you kidding me? Well, I mean the nuclear bomb, but they tested it with waste on the ground? I have no idea what she's talking about. And wasn't that in the desert somewhere? It was out in New Mexico. Yeah. Where the processes and waste of the Manhattan Project had been stored, that is to say dumped in the open or put in barrels that rusted. Eventually, Linda's mother, father and brother would all die of lymphoma.

41:31 I think there are people to this day who don't know the story. It wasn't until 1989, 43 years after the waste was first dumped, that the Environmental Protection Agency classified the area as hazardous. They said it was dangerously contaminated and ordered a government cleanup. But by that time, more than 60,000 people lived within just one mile of the creek, including Kristen Camuso. I had to have a total hysterectomy. I've been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. They found a new tumor on my remaining adrenal gland. And this is horrible fear-mongering the way I see it. Now where was this? Where was this dump? Pennsylvania.

42:13 Why would they move it from all the way from New Mexico to Pennsylvania? When they have New Mexico and Arizona and Nevada is like Nevada. Nevada, yeah, tell me. Nevada, they're loaded with deserts that could be used, holes can be dug, stuff can be tossed in there with nobody nearby. It makes no sense to me. Well, the tell here is the Manhattan Project. I mean, Do you get nuclear waste before the fusion is set, before the atoms have clashed and the heat is generated? Well, they were doing, they had to do some extraction, I suppose, in the process. It's possible. Camuso is a policy director for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. She's been pushing for the remaining waste to be removed for more than 12 years. I was quite literally laying in my hospital bed and I promised myself

CHAPTER 10 / 41 Discussion

Bill O'Reilly Tip of the Day Controversy and Treasure Island Waste

The hosts discuss a perceived "theft" of their "Tip of the Day" segment format by Bill O'Reilly for his concierge members. This transitions into a brief mention of a nuclear waste dump on Treasure Island in San Francisco, which has recently been privatized for residential development despite contamination concerns.

bill o'reilly· dana brunetti· geiger counter· treasure island· san francisco· nuclear waste

43:08 By the way, stop the clip. Another good reason to pay attention to the tips of the day on the No Agenda show and you would buy a Geiger counter. Yes. And you would know what's going on. Anyway, I'm sorry for that. Well, now you've made me stop for a second because I was going to talk about this later, but something very concerning has taken place. Let me see if I can find it here. With the Geiger counter? No, with the tip of the day. Oh, there is another scandal. Yes. The tip of the day has become the most scandalous part of the show. Yes. Yeah, there is now it's I think it has to do with the with the live disc. No, no, no. This is the scandal.

43:58 This is the Bill O'Reilly Show. Now we have a brand new thing for concierge and premium members called tip of the day. What? Starts tomorrow. What? And every day on the website, I'm going to put a tip that will make your life better. That's a lot of tips. Some of them will be frothy, entertainment, there's a good book to read, there's a good movie to see, whatever it may be, that kind of thing. But some will be important, okay? Just for concierge and premium members, We should be doing it for premium members. Concierge. Concierge members. And the bundle. The No Agenda bundle. Concierge members of the No Agenda show get their tip of the day, but only if you're a concierge member. Man, that guy just ripped us off. Ripped us off? He ripped off Dana Brunetti. Dana Brunetti should be outraged. He should send him a cease and desist.

44:51 I think so. Last year, Camuso and the Washington University Environmental Law Clinic analyzed the Corps' cleanup plans. Not only are they concerned about the slow pace, they say the Corps is leaving behind nearly three times more radioactive isotopes than the Department of Energy said is safe. What they're finding is mostly thorium-230, and that is an alpha. What does that mean? So basically it becomes dangerous when you inhale or ingest it. And once it's in your body, it will continue to fire for the rest of your life. The Corps told us their cleanup plans are safe, but the Environmental Protection Agency wasn't convinced. CBS News found that in 2020, EPA scientists asked the Corps for specific data on the contamination, but the Corps did not respond to those requests. Everybody has been touched by this legacy.

45:40 And I feel it's a responsibility of mine now that I know this information. I can't just sit on it. The Corps has promised an update on the contamination in four months when it's set to publish its latest five-year review. But while the people here wait for the threat to be dealt with, the creek continues to flow. Okay, so I can't see that any other way than that's Oil and gas, you know, like, let's get something going. Hey, remember that thing we had in Pennsylvania in the 70s? Let's bring that back. You got anybody who's dying of cancer? Yeah, let me see. Yeah, we got this. That's actually an interesting theory of yours because it doesn't really benefit anybody to do these stories except oil and gas. Now, we had the same thing around here. We have a nuclear waste dump. Dumps?

CHAPTER 11 / 41 Discussion

Bird Flu Pandemic Warnings and WHO Funding Gaps

A 60 Minutes segment warns of a potential bird flu pandemic, claiming the virus has jumped from birds to cattle and humans, with the Trump administration being blamed for laying off scientists. Simultaneously, the World Health Organization (WHO) faces a $650 million salary gap following the U.S. decision to withdraw funding. Dr. Tedros warned of significant staff cuts, while critics argue the agency's $2 billion annual salary budget is excessive for its core functions.

bird flu· world health organization· dr. tedros· bill gates· pandemic· trump administration

46:33 on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Yes, yes, I remember. It's over in one corner, I know exactly where it is. And they supposedly buried it or just, I don't know what they did, but now they put buildings over there because they've privatized the island. And... Wasn't Google or something going to buy that at some point? I remember something like that. There's a bunch of these treasure ball things going around. It's all military, you know, the military, the vaunted military, they get a hold of something and they'll... Don't care. So lots of fear mongering. I only have the opening which will tell you enough. 60 minutes. Now, of course, we need to blame everything on Trump. Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. It came as a shock to virus watchers. Hey, how many virus watchers do you know?

47:31 Be quiet, I'm watching a virus. Now in just over a year, the virus has ripped through America's dairy herds and poultry flocks. It has jumped to other mammals, including humans. It has jumped to other mammals, including humans, implying it could jump from human to human. This is an obvious pharma segment here. 70 Americans have caught the virus. One has died. Long feared as a possible pandemic, doctors and veterinarians fighting the virus told us Biden's government was slow to act, while the Trump administration has now laid off more than 100 key scientists. Oh no! As the virus keeps spreading. Yeah, so when you die, you know who to blame. When we create this, you'll know who to blame. The question is,

48:21 Can we actually ramp up another pandemic now that the World Health Organization is falling apart? He described the large sudden drop in funding in US foreign aid as severe. The United Nations Health Agency has no choice but to slash jobs and operations. The refusal of the US to pay its assessed contributions for 2024 and 2025 combined with reductions in official development assistance by some other countries means we are facing a salary gap for the 2026-27... Salary gap. This is about the... For some reason the beginning got cut off, but it's about the World Health Organization saying they have to lay off people, but listen to the... I thought Bill Gates was financing this and the Chinese. Why do we have anything to do with it? When you hear the numbers, you'll understand why. ...other countries means we are facing a salary gap for the 2026-27 biennium of between $560 and $650 million. In addition to stopping...

49:16 That's half a billion dollars salaries alone. The Trump administration plans to fully withdraw from the organization next January. In remarks to member states, the WHO chief Dr. Tedros said they would be saying goodbye to a significant number of colleagues. He said the funding gap represented about 25% of staff costs. It's only 25%. Their salary is $2 billion a year? For what? Thank you! They've got the video shows buildings everywhere. What are they doing? They actually explain what they do. Stress that did not mean a 25% cut in the number of positions. The leadership team in the organization's headquarters will be reduced and there's a possibility some WHO offices in wealthier countries will be closed. The agency which coordinates the world's response to health emergency prevents disease and expands access to... It prevents disease! Don't you hear that?

50:11 They do that. With the two billion dollars apparently. Your countries will be closed. The agency which coordinates the world's response to health emergencies, prevents disease and expands access to healthcare needs to reduce its activities and re-center on its core functions. The news comes shortly after WHO member countries finalized a historic agreement to help prevent the next pandemic. And then we're going to help prevent the next pandemic with an agreement. They have paper. So how many great pandemics have we had over history? Two. Well, recent history had two. We had the Spanish flu in 1917, then we had 100 years later. Yeah, we had COVID. So it's about every 100 years. Yeah, so two that I can recall. And we had the Black Plague, of course. That's way before. I think the 1400s, I think you're right. Yes, that was Elizabeth the Great.

51:03 But there was a Elizabeth the Great. She was great. What was her name? It was Elizabeth the Great. I know I'm right. It was no Elizabeth the Great. Yes it was. Yes, her name of Russia. Catherine the Great. That's what I mean. Her name was Catherine Elizabeth the Great. Catherine Elizabeth. Good Catholic girl. Mary Ellen Elizabeth Catherine. Catherine Elizabeth the Great. That's why there's two of us everybody. Just so you know. So they happen about every hundred years maybe but they keep trying to make them happen. This is what it looks like to me. Oh yeah, oh yeah. And so we cut our foot, we just say hey get lost you guys and next thing you know they're going out of business. Boy were we the sole support of this opera? Is the US taxpayer?

51:55 the sole support for all these bogus agencies and government operations? Hey, Doge now has saved 151 billion dollars. It's good news. That's how you need to look at it. 150 billion dollars, 1 billion or 2, let's call it 2 billion. So a little more than 1% funded the entire WHO. Just imagine what that 150 billion could be funding, what kind of nonsense. and the outflows of that funding of nonsense probably creates a lot more issues for people, certainly in the United States. But there's more because now we have to keep on hammering away at Bobby Deopp. Misinformation about measles is spreading fast and new polls show his parents are nuts. Spreading like measles. Wait, it's not measles though, it's the misinformation. Yes, it's the misinformation. That's spreading fast. But I like the way they put it together in such a way where it

CHAPTER 12 / 41 Discussion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert De Niro, and Vaccine Safety Debate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to raise concerns about the link between vaccines and autism, a topic revisited through a 2015 interview with Robert De Niro. De Niro discussed pulling the documentary "Vaxxed" from the Tribeca Film Festival due to pressure from other filmmakers, despite his personal concerns as a parent of an autistic child. The segment highlights the ongoing tension between "pro-safe vaccine" advocates and the scientific consensus that denies a link between vaccines and autism.

rfk jr· robert de niro· tribeca film festival· vaxxed· del bigtree· autism· thimerosal

51:03 But there was a Elizabeth the Great. She was great. What was her name? It was Elizabeth the Great. I know I'm right. It was no Elizabeth the Great. Yes it was. Yes, her name of Russia. Catherine the Great. That's what I mean. Her name was Catherine Elizabeth the Great. Catherine Elizabeth. Good Catholic girl. Mary Ellen Elizabeth Catherine. Catherine Elizabeth the Great. That's why there's two of us everybody. Just so you know. So they happen about every hundred years maybe but they keep trying to make them happen. This is what it looks like to me. Oh yeah, oh yeah. And so we cut our foot, we just say hey get lost you guys and next thing you know they're going out of business. Boy were we the sole support of this opera? Is the US taxpayer?

51:55 the sole support for all these bogus agencies and government operations? Hey, Doge now has saved 151 billion dollars. It's good news. That's how you need to look at it. 150 billion dollars, 1 billion or 2, let's call it 2 billion. So a little more than 1% funded the entire WHO. Just imagine what that 150 billion could be funding, what kind of nonsense. and the outflows of that funding of nonsense probably creates a lot more issues for people, certainly in the United States. But there's more because now we have to keep on hammering away at Bobby Deopp. Misinformation about measles is spreading fast and new polls show his parents are nuts. Spreading like measles. Wait, it's not measles though, it's the misinformation. Yes, it's the misinformation. That's spreading fast. But I like the way they put it together in such a way where it

52:51 Where in your brain it sounds like measles is spreading fast. This is another one of these tricks we keep finding. It's good! Misinformation of measles is spreading fast. It's fantastic. If you chop the sentence up it just says measles is spreading fast. It's great. It's perfect. Misinformation about measles is spreading fast and new polls shows parents are not sure what to believe about the measles vaccine. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has amplified some misconceptions about a link between the vaccine and the diagnosis. That's another tricky word. He has amplified.

53:26 other people were saying but he has amplified it with his amp he's got an amp the guy can barely talk health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has amplified some misconceptions about a link between the vaccine and the diagnosis of autism an estimated six out of ten adults have heard a false claim about the measles vaccine Uncertainty has led some parents to delay or skip getting their child vaccinated altogether. There have been 800 confirmed measles cases across 24 states so far this year. They forgot to mention how many dead. So the memory is a funny thing. We, I, have been mentioning often about Robert De Niro

54:07 that he pulled a documentary from his Tribeca Film Festival. And I thought that he had created, that it was a documentary that he had created, and I knew that he had an autistic son. And so I've been, in fact, spouting misinformation. It's much worse. One of our producers sent me the OG clip from, I think it's the NBC Today show. where De Niro and his co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, Rosenthal is her name, where they came on to explain what happened. To think that this is Robert De Niro, just keep that in your brain, this is Robert De Niro. Now this is, I think this is 2015 maybe? It's at least 10 years old, but listen to this. This is pre-Trump? Oh, this is, it may even be older than that.

55:04 Well, I mean, older than pre-Trump. Oh, it's way older. It's pre-Trump for sure. Okay, pre-Trump is all we need. Pre-Trump is all I need to know. There was a bit of controversy, some headlines at the beginning of this year's festival when it was announced that this film called Vaxxed would be screened at the festival. Later, the festival pulled it. Was it because of the backlash were you surprised that people reacted the way that they did? I was shooting a movie. I was in the middle of a lot of stuff. I think the movie is something that people should see. There was a backlash which I haven't fully explored and I will, but I didn't want it to start affecting the festival in ways that I couldn't see. But definitely there's something to that movie and there's another movie called Trace Amounts.

55:51 And there's a lot of information about things that are happening with the CDC, the pharmaceutical companies. There's a lot of things that are not said. I, as a parent of a child who has autism, am concerned. And I want to know the truth, and I'm not anti-vaccine. I want safe vaccines. Some people can't get a certain type of shot, and they can die from it, even penicillin. So why should that not be with vaccine, which it isn't? So you said, you went public for the first time saying that your 18 year old son does have autism. That had been a very private thing for you. And part of the reason you wanted this film shown was to start that conversation. Absolutely. Do you believe you'll now have a role in that conversation going forward? Possibly, yes. Because the thing is, if they shut it down, there's no reason to. If you're a scientist, let's see, let's hear. Everybody doesn't seem to want to hear much about it. It's shut down. And you guys are the ones that should be the investigating, do the investigating.

56:47 A couple things here. One, the documentary called Vax, that's a Del Bigtree documentary. That was his first big breakthrough. Del Bigtree, who of course produced The Doctors and all these different shows. And it was his, it's a great documentary. So the backlash. Now, do you remember where the backlash came from? No. Neither did I, but his co-founder of the festival, Rosenthal, explains it. I think the film was controversial because people felt that the filmmaker had been discredited. Even he, I'm not so sure about. At the end of the day, even him. Jane, it wasn't the end. Well, the one thing, it wasn't, there weren't sponsors or donors that were threatening to pull out of the film festival. It was our filmmakers and we're known for having amazing documentary films. You can take a look at our lineup, whether it's what we're starting with tonight or some other documentaries that are equally controversial.

57:42 that we have at the festival. So it was our filmmakers that were pulling out. It was the filmmakers themselves who said, oh, if you air that documentary, I'm pulling out. I don't understand that at all. Well, there should be more documentation of this. Who were these filmmakers that were pulling out? I'm glad you asked. It's a beautiful film, but it's another thing. It's the result of, it's not about, it's not questioning how people, some people got autism. How the vaccines are dangerous, if not given a dangerous to certain people who are more susceptible. And nobody seems to want to address that or they say they've addressed it and it's a closed issue. But it doesn't seem to be because there are many people who will come out and say no, I saw my kid change like overnight. I saw what happened and I should have done something and I didn't.

58:29 So, there's more to this than meets the eye, believe me. Is that the experience you had, Robert? Something changed overnight? My wife says that. I don't remember, but my child is autistic and every kid is different. But there is something there. There's something there that people aren't addressing. And for me to get so upset here today on the Today Show with you guys means there's something there. That's all I wanted was the movie to be seen. People can make their own judgment, but you must see it. And other, there are other films, other things that also just document and show. You know, it's not such a simple thing. I'm sorry, the, the, the,

59:07 The answer to your question comes in this final clip. But please, don't you know, Mr. De Niro, the science is in? Robert, it is nearly consensus in the scientific community that there's no link there. Do you believe that's not true? I believe it's much more complicated than that. It's much more complicated than that. There is a link. and they're saying there isn't, but there's certain things, the obvious one is thimerosal which is a mercury-based preservative. But there are other things there that I don't know, I'm not a scientist, but I know because I've seen so much reaction. About just just let's find out the truth. Let's just find out the truth I'm not you know I'm not anti vaccine as I say, but I'm Pro safe vaccine and there are some people who cannot take a vaccine and they have to be found out and Warned that they just don't give the kid a bunch of shots and then something happens some parents, you know even in this document they say oh

1:00:07 I knew I shouldn't have done it. I knew I shouldn't have done it. I talked to the doctor and he's a doctor. I should listen. I should listen. I did it. The next day, you know, imagine how the parent feels. The worry is that people who hear those words and wonder about it will then not have their child's vaccinated, which has led to a higher incidence of things like mumps and measles. I don't know if those statistics are accurate. I'm not the one to say, but I would question even that there's a kind of a hysteria, the knee jerk reaction. Let's see. As I say, Everyone should have the choice to take vaccines. Some places it's becoming mandatory, but it does benefit the big drug companies. Okay, sorry he didn't answer the question. He said he didn't know who the filmmakers were. Well I think it would be nice to bring up the liability thing. Yeah, but nobody wants to talk about that. But imagine De Niro saying that now, today. People would lose their ever-loving minds.

CHAPTER 13 / 41 Discussion

NIH Autism Study and HHS Transparency Initiatives

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya announced a new series of studies to identify environmental toxins causing the rise in autism, promising results within a year. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is also moving to restore Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) offices within the HHS to ensure total transparency of government records. The initiative aims to grant researchers access to large-scale medical records to investigate the "environmental toxins" hypothesis.

jay bhattacharya· rfk jr· nih· hhs· foia· epoch times· autism

1:00:58 Yes, well he said it then and he meant it then. And then they showed him a picture and he shut up real quick. Something happened. It's like, probably him and Jenny McCarthy. I have a picture of two of them. I have the autism update clip. Okay. Let's go National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya says the project that will study the causes of autism Will take longer than initially indicated NTT correspondent Jason Blair reports NIH director Jay Bhattacharya says that the study looking into the causes of autism will take a little longer than the projected September date by Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy jr Bhattacharya says that he thinks preliminary results will be pulled out within a year

1:01:48 The NIH will be leading the project that is expected to be formally announced within two weeks. We're going to announce a series of new studies to identify precisely what the environmental toxins are. that are causing it. This has not been done before. Bhattacharya says that he thinks to answer the question of why autism is rising, there needs to be large samples of people. He says that they'd like to quote, get access to the medical records of a large portion of the American population and these records would be a very important part of the study. Dr. Bhattacharya says the reason that autism is rising is a question

1:02:29 that is at the front of the minds of so many parents across the country worried about their kids. And yet, scientific progress on this has been slow because scientists are frankly scared to ask the question. Bhattacharya said that the budget for the study has not been set yet. And Health Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that the Health Department will be restoring their Freedom of Information Act or FOIA offices. And we're going to try to get as close as we can to total transparency. The HHS told NTD sister media, the Epoch Times, that these cuts were part of streamlining operations and improving efficiency, and that the FOIA offices within the agency did not communicate with each other or report to the department. The papers that we produce in this agency do not belong to us. They belong to the American people.

1:03:21 So they had the FOIA offices weren't producing any of the documents that people asked for. Well, no, why would you? The most corrupt thing I've ever seen is the entire Health and Human Services Division. And the tentacles of the pharmaceutical companies. All over it. Yeah, the whole thing's ridiculous. Headline, the top CDC vaccine safety officers records appear to have gone missing. How about that? How about the records of the payments from Big Pharma? The pay stubs. Well, Bobby the App was very busy. This has also been a long time coming. From cereal to snacks to juices and yogurt, it's hard to shop for items

CHAPTER 14 / 41 Discussion

FDA Phase-Out of Synthetic Food Dyes

The FDA has begun the process of phasing out eight synthetic, petroleum-based food dyes by the end of next year, citing links to behavioral issues in children. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is advocating for natural alternatives like watermelon juice and beet extract to replace additives like Red Dye No. 2. The move follows similar bans in other countries and a growing body of research regarding the impact of these dyes on childhood development.

fda· rfk jr· synthetic dyes· petroleum-based· red dye number 2· watermelon juice

1:04:09 that don't contain artificial dyes when you've got mouths to feed. Mommy! You brought kids who are... Nice, nice nat pop. Did you catch that? They like it. Mommy is great. ...artificial dyes when you... So listen to this report, but when you have mouths to feed, Mommy! You don't care if there's poison in there. You need to feed your kid because your kid's going, Mommy! for items that don't contain artificial dyes when you've got mouths to feed. And you've got kids who are potentially adversely affected. Some of what prompted a big step Tuesday to phase out the remaining eight synthetic dyes from America's food supply by the end of next year. We're going to try to work with Congress and the White House to make sure that we have adequate labeling so mothers who go into the grocery stores

1:04:58 know what is good for their children and what is not. I didn't know that they were petroleum-based. Yeah. It's just oil. You can do amazing things with crude oil. Yeah. Petroleum-based dyes to natural alternatives. The FDA is starting the process to revoke authorization for citrus red number two and orange B in the coming months and authorizing four new natural color additives in the coming weeks. Do you know what the natural color additives are?

1:05:42 A lot of it comes from beetles. Well, that's not what the guy said. Stand by. A lot of vegetables. Beet is a good one. Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah, close, close. In the coming weeks. For companies that are currently using petroleum-based red dye, try watermelon juice. Yes! Watermelon juice! Watermelon juice. He has a little cup of watermelon juice all red and sappy. Several dyes have been linked to behavioral issues in children or have been shown to cause cancer in mice, not yet in humans, but other countries have already banned the additives. The FDA is also partnering with the National Institutes of Health to find out what those dyes are really doing to children. Yeah, nothing good.

CHAPTER 15 / 41 Discussion

JAMA Study on Social Contagion of Mental Disorders

A population-based study from Finland published in JAMA suggests that mental disorders can be transmitted through adolescent peer networks. The research followed students from 1985 to 1997, finding that having classmates with mental health diagnoses in the 9th grade increased the risk of later diagnosis. The hosts argue that modern social media "turbocharges" this social contagion, particularly among teenage girls.

jama· finland· mental disorders· social contagion· adhd· social media

1:06:27 No, a lot of the kids, there are examples of kids that did that red dye number two, I think is the one of them. Yes. They get some all riled up for some reason. So there was a huge study published in JAMA JAMA. Uh, this is a journal of American medical association. I thought that was, should be in the Rico deal. What would happen to that? Well, I don't know. He's promised. Well, they published this and this was a study population based study. Now, this is Finnish citizens from the Finns, born between January 1st, 1985 and December 31st, 1997, whose demographic, health, and school information were linked from nationwide registers. And they followed these kids up until their 17th year.

1:07:15 And the question that they asked, the question of this study was, is having peers with a mental disorder in the same social network during adolescence associated with later risk of mental disorder? And mental disorder, of course, is everything that you can imagine it is, from ADHD to eating disorders to cutting to all this stuff. And so the findings Yes, the findings say that mental disorders might, I'll give that to them, might be transmitted with adolescent peer networks. And the only thing I can think as I'm reading through this study is social networks.

1:07:57 This turbo charges this contagion. Social contagion. Yes. Which affects teenage girls more than anything. Yes. And so this is quite the study. I mean, there's a lot of, you know, this is pretty robust data. And yes, there is a... Classmates diagnosed with a mental disorder in the 9th grade of comprehensive school was associated with increased risk of receiving a mental disorder diagnosis later in life. This would account for all the dancing. I think it's more than dancing, but yes, yes. This is what social media is doing to your kids.

CHAPTER 16 / 41 Discussion

TikTok Transgender Activism and Spiritual Evolution Claims

A series of TikTok clips features transgender individuals discussing their identity as "wildly evolved human beings" and "wisdom keepers." One creator claims that society will eventually "bow at their feet" for their spiritual authenticity, while another complains about the "emotional labor" of correcting people who misgender them. A third clip involves a transgender person recounting a deceptive interaction with a man at a bar regarding menstruation.

tiktok· transgender· authenticity· misgendering· spiritual wisdom· social media

1:08:39 Literally social networks and they weren't even there didn't even have social media when they were doing this. They were this was just kids hanging out Well, they should do the study again. Oh They'll never they'll never let that happen. But when they find out the truth of that off it's gonna be so bad It's gonna be bad. Yeah, it'd be so bad for my clippage. Oh, give us some examples of social contagion, John. Do you have any trans Maoism TikTok clips to share? Actually, I do have some trans Maoism TikTok clips. Okay, all right. And I want to start with this one. I got three clips.

1:09:19 And this is the one, we'll start with Trans Wisdom. This is a very handsome looking girl giving us some thoughts about where trans is really headed. Just so that we're all abundantly clear here, not only are trans people sacred, they are wildly, wildly evolved human beings. I'm going to invite you to imagine for a moment the amount of strength, courage, self-knowing and profound self-development that is required in order to walk through the world in your authentic embodiment knowing, knowing that most people will deeply misunderstand you. The average person will not walk through the world in their authentic embodiment knowing that even one or two people in their circle will misunderstand them. From a psychological and a spiritual perspective there is absolutely, other than love, nothing more important or more valuable than authenticity. That's why we come here into human bodies.

1:10:14 We come here to self-actualize, to know who we truly are, and to live as our authentic selves. That's the whole point. Trans people are wildly evolved. and one day we will understand them as wisdom keepers and we will bow at their feet. Wow! Wow! Wow! Alright, I'm gonna give it to you. That was well worth it. Wow! I did not expect that. Well, it's interesting that, you know, to walk boldly with your transness as who you are spiritually as a person is completely okay, but don't try that as a Christian. Interesting.

1:10:55 Well, here's a good example of this kind of wisdom that we're all going to bow down to. from a trans person and this is the misgendered clip. People don't understand what is so hard about correcting other people when they misgender others. It takes you like two seconds but you know what it takes for me to have to constantly do that? A lot of fucking unnecessary emotional labor that I already have to take on on a daily basis just to fucking exist and be who I am. But you don't have the energy to speak up and say something on my behalf? Oh, tell me she had to go fund me. She needs to go fund me. She needs to go fund me. Well, let's take another level up to another transgender person. But wait, there's more! There's more! Who also will be...

1:11:49 I guess looking for great spiritual wisdom from this person. So I'm coming home from a bar and I was kissing this straight guy. He wanted to take me to his house because, you know, he really liked me. And I told him I was on my period. But that's not true. I don't get my period. I just didn't want to tell him that I was trans. So there's a kind of transgeniuses out there that we have to bow down to. They are going to. Bow down to. They'll be the leaders of the free world. Their wisdom. Yes, and they will be. Well, probably the most emailed topic I received over the past week. I'm sure you can guess what it is. No, I can't. Oh.

CHAPTER 17 / 41 Discussion

Catholic Church Conclave and Next Pope Predictions

As the Catholic Church prepares for a potential conclave, speculation mounts regarding the successor to Pope Francis. Candidates mentioned include Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea, who is noted for his conservative views on gender ideology. The discussion references the "Prophecy of the Popes" attributed to St. Malachy and the financial influence of the U.S. and African churches on the selection process.

pope francis· cardinal robert sarah· pietro parolin· vatican· st. malachy· conclave

1:12:50 Who's the next Pope gonna be, Curry? Come on, Curry. Who's the next Pope? You gotta know who's the Pope. You're the one. Well, this is... I didn't guess that. I could have because in fact I was gonna bring it up. I don't have it on my list but I was gonna bring it up with you. Although we have a week or so. Oh no, no. We have a couple more. A couple weeks. A couple weeks. A couple weeks. We got a couple... Well, we have a week before you have to make the prediction. Yes. Can't do it after the... No, no, that would not be a prediction. That would be lame. No, that would not be good. And it's a tough one for me. But first let's play some clips and see if we can get some insight. Francis is the next head of the Catholic Church. A few names are already being mentioned. First, the Vatican Secretary of State, 70-year-old Pietro Parolin. He's an experienced diplomat and seen as a compromise candidate between progressives and conservatives.

1:13:45 Another Italian, Matteo Maria Zuppi, the Archbishop of Bologna, is also a possibility. Like Francis, the 69-year-old cardinal is known for his social commitment to migrants and the poor and cares little about pomp and protocol. Outside Europe, there's Cardinal Sergio de Rocha from Brazil or Luis Antonio Tagli in the Philippines. They will enter a conclave in a few weeks, men who come from Ulaanbaatar, Lesotho, East Timor, so truly from the four corners of the world with concerns that will not be those of the European heavyweights. It's not just where the next Pope comes from, but also what direction that Pope takes the Church.

1:14:28 Could the keys be given to another progressive? Jean-Marc Aveline, the Archbishop of Marseilles, shares the same views on immigration and church relations with other religions as Francis. On the other hand, the College of Cardinals could choose a more conservative leaning pope like Robert Serra shown on the left or German Gerhard Muller. There's also politics. at play. We must not underestimate the influence of the Catholic Church's very large financial sources, which can come also from the United States, from Africa and elsewhere, and which want to refocus the Church. They want to get even with the Pope, who wanted to decentralize his Church and who wanted a Church that reflected the poorest and those who suffer. Whoever is selected, the choice of the future Pope will send a strong signal in a context of growing tension within the Church.

1:15:18 So there was a couple listed there. The list is quite long of possibilities. Thank you all for sending me all. And by the way, the prophecy of the last Pope, that's a good one. Oh man. It's like if it's Peter of Rome, then this will be the last Pope and then the end times are here. A lot of that. The guy talking about Pietro Parolin? What of the the last boat gonna be the last guy cuz he's the Italian that's in the running well, so the the prophecy of The last Pope where did this come from? Where'd the prophecy last Pope? It's here. Well, it appeared on in my email a million times Here the prophecy let me see it's the Maliki prophecy st. Maliki

CHAPTER 18 / 41 Discussion

Adam Curry's Pope Prediction and Betting Odds

Adam Curry officially predicts that Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea will be the next Pope, citing his age (nearly 80) and fluency in multiple languages as strategic advantages for the Church. John Dvorak reviews the current betting odds from oddspr.com, which place Louis Tagli and Pietro Parolin as frontrunners, while Robert Sarah sits at 10-to-1 odds.

cardinal robert sarah· louis tagli· pietro parolin· guinea· vatican· betting odds

1:16:15 apparently. Made prophecy of the end times by Roman Catholic Archbishop Malachi. You know, there's a whole theory behind it and I'm sorry I just don't buy any of that. Now Actually, I will reveal my prediction today. I might as well get it in early. I have to say I'm very conflicted. The last time I predicted the Pope, I was only politically minded and you know I was just looking at okay Jesuit makes sense. You were doing it the way we pick soccer games. Yes, exactly. So but I'm conflicted because well it was this report that at the end of the report that gave me some pause to think about it because you would hope that

1:17:01 me as a believer, that God would have his hand on this and that he would pick a good person. Now I'm not a Catholic and I have my questions about, you know, Is the Pope really the guy that taught, please don't email him, is the guy that, you know, he talks to guys. AdamMcCree.com. I'm not going to answer it. So I'm not a Catholic. I just don't think that there's any guy who's going to be bigger than anybody else. But that's, that's your thing. That's fine. People believe in John Smith and, and in Mormon church, whatever. It's all good. I got my own thing going. I'm not a member of religion, but I do think there's a guy in Africa.

1:17:39 And it was the first thing that came to mind, and I saw this report from Deutsche Welle, although he's not mentioned, interestingly enough. I think I can give you my prediction. Let's listen to this. Pope Francis was seen by many Africans as a champion of the continent. Francis's anti-colonial stance and fierce criticism of imperialism won him many fans there. Now with his passing, many are asking if it is time for the first African pope. Some African contenders' names have been circulating, but it remains unclear how much of a chance they really have. In the heart of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, hundreds of Catholics gathered to bid a final farewell to a man who they felt spoke out for Africa. With his fierce criticism of imperialism, colonialism and global inequality, Pope Francis became a voice for the continent. He was the first Latin American pope. Now many here feel that an African pope is not a question of if,

1:18:41 But when? Among the African contenders for the papacy are Cardinal Peter Turkson, who was Pope Benedict's peace envoy to South Sudan. He has spoken out against criminalizing homosexuality. Another candidate is the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Mbongo Bissungu, a critic of global oil and mining companies. Both have the respect of Pope Francis, and many hope that if elected, They would continue his legacy, but the final choice, according to millions of Catholics, is not solely up to the Cardinals. What we believe is that the whole process of electing a Pope is not simply in the hands of the Cardinals who do it. We believe that it is in the hands of the Holy Spirit, that the Holy Spirit moves and acts in the Church in order to provide us with the leader that we need.

1:19:34 at any point in time. I don't think that's true. A lot of Catholics don't like Pope Francis. But the guy not mentioned is the guy I'm going to predict and it's just, it's been on my heart, been on my mind for ever since the first time I looked at the list, like this is the guy. And you, I think I even mentioned on the show and you scoffed at me.

1:20:10 Because you probably would yeah, that would sound like me. Yes, I believe it will be Cardinal Robert Sarah or Sarah s a r a h He's from Guinea, which is West Africa and he's almost 80 So not a big risk good. Not a big risk. That's good. Not a big one that He is he's outspoken. He's funny. He speaks Italian English French and Guinea Spanish, so French, English, Spanish and Italian fluently. He is against, he called gender ideology a radicalization that threatens the family.

1:20:57 That's Robert Sarah? Yes, Robert Sarah. S-A-R-A-H. Yes, Robert Sarah. He is going to be my prediction for Pope. Okay, well he's, I have the list of the next Pope. I talked about this on the DHM plug show you didn't listen to. No, I'm sorry. I will though because I've got to hear what Horowitz said so I can slash out. This is the list that I receive. as part, because I'm on mailing list that you can't believe, the oddspr.com. I believe it. I believe you're on the mailing list. The Pope mailing list, yes. It fires up once every 40 years. It's a great list. So this is the list in order of the next Pope odds. Odds. Oh, I have odds. Okay.

1:21:41 The even bet is Louis Tagli, the Filipino. Philippines, yes I would say I understand why they're saying he's a possibility. The number two pick on the list, two to one odds, is Pietro Aparolin, the guy, the Italian guy who is the you know the diplomat. Yeah he would be the last Pope that would be the one. He's the Pope that I would pick. if I was picking popes. But you're not picking popes. No, I'm not. I'm obviously not picking popes. I'm the pope picker. And he is, Horowitz even said that he'd bet on this guy because about time we went back to the Italians being the pope. But okay, let's assume that's not going to happen. It falls off rather quickly after that Matteo Zuppi comes in at six to one odds and

1:22:32 and then a couple 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Then we get to Mark Ouellette, 10-1, and your man, Robert Serra, is on the list. Oh, he's there! He's on the list! Not in the media reports, but he's on the list. He's on the list at 10-1. 10 to 1. Place your bets. So it's not a long shot by any means. I mean it goes up to guys like Malcolm Raniff at 25 to 1. There's a whole bunch of 50 to 1 for Laro Tisi and Laro with an O. Wilfred Napier is 50 to 1. Mario or Maro Placenza

1:23:12 There's 50, there's a lot of these. So he's 10 to 1, so he's not a complete dark horse that you picked. And it's interesting that you picked him at all. Well, you know, I think that they want, hey, let's get a Schwarz in there. I like the idea of, I like the basic thinking because he's so old. Yes. Here's, we bring our token black guy in, finally bring a black guy in who's gonna die any minute. That is the way the church would think. Yeah. Smart money. After that Polish guy, they are very leery. Yeah. We don't want anyone hanging around too long. That guy was around too long. We like the conclave thing. It's a lot of fun. We get good food. And just in case you were wondering, thank you Euronews, no, it's fake news.

1:24:02 J.D. Vance did not kill the Pope. I was happy to see him yesterday, although he was obviously very ill. Due to the timing of this meeting, many were the jokes turned conspiracy theories, that this meeting has sparked, claiming that J.D. Vance killed Pope Francis. Others claiming, can you meet with Putin next?

CHAPTER 19 / 41 Discussion

JD Vance Pope Death Conspiracy and Media Fact-Checking

Media outlets like Euronews and the BBC's "Verify" segment have debunked a satirical conspiracy theory claiming JD Vance was responsible for the death of Pope Francis following their meeting. The rumor was amplified by Jack Schlossberg, grandson of JFK, on social media. The Vatican confirmed the Pope's death was due to natural causes following a battle with pneumonia.

jd vance· pope francis· jack schlossberg· vatican· fact-checking· euronews

1:23:12 There's 50, there's a lot of these. So he's 10 to 1, so he's not a complete dark horse that you picked. And it's interesting that you picked him at all. Well, you know, I think that they want, hey, let's get a Schwarz in there. I like the idea of, I like the basic thinking because he's so old. Yes. Here's, we bring our token black guy in, finally bring a black guy in who's gonna die any minute. That is the way the church would think. Yeah. Smart money. After that Polish guy, they are very leery. Yeah. We don't want anyone hanging around too long. That guy was around too long. We like the conclave thing. It's a lot of fun. We get good food. And just in case you were wondering, thank you Euronews, no, it's fake news.

1:24:02 J.D. Vance did not kill the Pope. I was happy to see him yesterday, although he was obviously very ill. Due to the timing of this meeting, many were the jokes turned conspiracy theories, that this meeting has sparked, claiming that J.D. Vance killed Pope Francis. Others claiming, can you meet with Putin next?

1:24:40 Amplifying these jokes was none other than JF Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg. He writes a similar claim on X saying, okay, JD killed the Pope as he also posted this image on Instagram with the caption that reads, what did JD do? VP of little faith meets with Pope yesterday, today Pope dies. So not much debunking to do here needed on this one. These are fake claims the Vatican reports There was no foul play Pope Francis had been ill admitted to a Rome Hospital on February 14th the life-threatening pneumonia Where he was although he was able to hang on to one final Easter as he delighted the crowds at the Vatican With the surprise Easter blessing on a Sunday

1:25:25 day and what is now known as his final public appearance. I love that they spend so much time on that. How did they do that? Who's the editor of this operation? This is not a story. This is a bogus story. She had a big smart board and she was showing, you know, swiping up these tweets and and putting big X's on it. And oh yeah, it's called Verify. It's the Verify segment. Oh, they got that from French 24. We had that. I used to play a couple of clips from that myself. The BBC has a whole show that does it now. It's like misinformation debunking everything. By the way, right on cue, amazing, once again, ladies and gentlemen, the season

1:26:07 She stayed silent for over 30 years. Now Hélène Perlon, daughter of French Prime Minister François Bayrou, is speaking out. In an interview with Parimatch magazine, she reveals she was a victim of physical violence by a priest at a Catholic school summer camp. One evening while we were unpacking our sleeping bags, he suddenly grabbed me by the hair. He dragged me along the ground for several meters and punched and kicked me all over my body, especially in the stomach. Perlon was 14 years old at the time. She claims she said nothing to her father to protect him from political repercussions. This former student was in the same class as Francois Bayrou's son, the victim's brother. He encouraged her to speak out to no avail.

CHAPTER 20 / 41 Discussion

Catholic Church Abuse Allegations and Francois Bayrou

Helene Perlon, daughter of French politician Francois Bayrou, has come forward with allegations of physical abuse by a priest at a Catholic summer camp 30 years ago. Her testimony is part of a larger parliamentary commission investigation into the Notre Dame de Betram school, where 200 former students have reported similar assaults. Francois Bayrou is set to testify regarding his knowledge of the congregation's activities.

francois bayrou· helene perlon· catholic church· france· abuse investigation

1:25:25 day and what is now known as his final public appearance. I love that they spend so much time on that. How did they do that? Who's the editor of this operation? This is not a story. This is a bogus story. She had a big smart board and she was showing, you know, swiping up these tweets and and putting big X's on it. And oh yeah, it's called Verify. It's the Verify segment. Oh, they got that from French 24. We had that. I used to play a couple of clips from that myself. The BBC has a whole show that does it now. It's like misinformation debunking everything. By the way, right on cue, amazing, once again, ladies and gentlemen, the season

1:26:07 She stayed silent for over 30 years. Now Hélène Perlon, daughter of French Prime Minister François Bayrou, is speaking out. In an interview with Parimatch magazine, she reveals she was a victim of physical violence by a priest at a Catholic school summer camp. One evening while we were unpacking our sleeping bags, he suddenly grabbed me by the hair. He dragged me along the ground for several meters and punched and kicked me all over my body, especially in the stomach. Perlon was 14 years old at the time. She claims she said nothing to her father to protect him from political repercussions. This former student was in the same class as Francois Bayrou's son, the victim's brother. He encouraged her to speak out to no avail.

1:26:57 I think that because children's voices weren't listened to at the time, she wasn't able to express herself at home. She may have wanted to protect her father too, but perhaps François Bayrou wasn't very present at home due to his political duties, and as a child she wanted to protect her father. On May 14th, François Bayrou is set to testify before a parliamentary commission investigating abuse in the Catholic congregation that ran the summer camp. Bayrou says he had no knowledge of the physical and sexual assaults reported by 200 former students of the congregation's Notre Dame de Betram school. Talk about bearing the lead. 200!

CHAPTER 21 / 41 Discussion

Klaus Schwab Resignation from World Economic Forum

Klaus Schwab has reportedly stepped down from his leadership role at the World Economic Forum (WEF) following internal allegations of financial and ethical misconduct. Reports suggest Schwab used organization funds for personal expenses, including luxury travel for his wife, Hilde, and private massages. The hosts speculate on the future of the WEF without its founding figurehead.

klaus schwab· world economic forum· wef· corruption· hilde schwab

1:27:35 200! That was burying the lead. My gosh. That's really with the very end. My God, you know, Pope Sarah, he'll take care of all that nonsense. He'll clean all that out. What's he got to lose? He's from a different continent, he's got millions of Africans behind him, it'll lift up all of Africa. Yeah. Another, not a death, but resignation of course, we need to just discuss, is Klaus Schwab stepping down as... Oh yes, I don't have any clips on this, but yes, this I thought was fundamental. Well, I don't have clips, but apparently there's a report that Schwab stepped down after the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees called for his resignation internally because of all kinds of corruption!

1:28:28 Corruption. He... Take one look at that guy, you don't think of corruption. Financial and ethical misconduct. So there's a letter apparently floating out there that Schwab used the organization's funds for personal expenses, instructed junior staff to withdraw cash for private use, including massages, massages, during official trips. I need a massage. Get one of those. It's not like he's buying you know fleets of Rolls Royces. Also alleged that Hilde, his wife, used WEF money for luxury hotel stays during personal trips. Well that's what you do. But you do. That's what you do. I've had a company credit card. I used to take you out to expensive lunches all the time.

1:29:18 Yeah, that's what you do. You had a company credit card. Yeah, that's what you do. Which had on it, no sweat off my balls written right on there. I thought that was... I don't know how you manage that. I don't recall that, but I'll take it as gospel from you any day. Yes, it's what you do. But he's gone. Ding dong, the witch is dead. I think that breaks the whole organization. Without Schwab, it's not fun to make fun. Unless they get a real good guy, you know, bad, another like evil person to step in. But I haven't seen anyone who even comes close to what Schwab was. David Hogg. Now that would be awesome. That would be awesome. That would be fantastic. Yeah, we can only hope for that. You got anything else before we take a break here?

CHAPTER 22 / 41 Discussion

EU Fines Against Apple and Meta for DMA Violations

The European Commission has fined Apple $570 million and Meta nearly $230 million for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The rulings target Apple's App Store restrictions and Meta's "consent or pay" advertising model, which the EU argues restricts consumer choice. Meta has countered that the EU is unfairly targeting successful American businesses while allowing Chinese competitors to operate under different standards.

apple· meta· european union· digital markets act· dma· antitrust· privacy

1:30:08 Some pre-break stuff. Pre-break stuff, it can be anything. The floor is yours. I yield the remainder of my time to the distinguished gentleman from Berkeley. Well, there's a couple of things. This is just a short clip, but it's worth playing. This is the EU doing its thing and gouging Apple and Meta just for no good reason. The European Commission fined Apple $570 million and Meta nearly $230 million. It comes after a ruling that both companies had restricted customer choices and violated the European Union's Digital Markets Act. Member of European Parliament, Andreas Schwab, said European law is becoming very costly for companies that don't obey it. The message is very clear. Competition matters. Open societies need open markets.

1:31:02 That's an important message for Europe but also for the US and we hope to endeavor with these decisions to get more services for our citizens. The Digital Markets Act or DMA seeks to ensure that large gatekeeper platforms operate in a fair way and allow room for competitors. the European Commission found Apple imposed restrictions on developers which meant they could not take full benefit of distribution channels other than Apple's App Store. As for Meta, the EU's fines relate to the company's consent or pay advertising model. EU users of Instagram and Facebook had to choose between consent for Meta to use their private data for advertising

1:31:40 or pay a monthly subscription for an ad-free service. Under the DMA, gatekeeper platforms must provide a less personalized but equivalent alternative to users who do not consent to the usage of their personal data. A Meta spokesperson told the Epoch Times that the European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses while allowing Chinese and European companies to operate under different standards. In a statement to Reuters, Apple said it would challenge the EU fine and called it another example of being unfairly targeted in decisions that are bad for the privacy and security of users. The fines come amid trade tensions between the United States and the EU, notably the tariffs. Shut them off. Just shut them off. That's what I think. Don't let them use our stuff.

CHAPTER 23 / 41 Discussion

Trump Executive Order on AI in K-12 Education

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into K-12 schools and investigating discrimination in higher education. The order directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to prioritize research on AI-based tools for classrooms and teacher training. The hosts express concern that this move represents a "bailout" for the AI industry and advocate for homeschooling as an alternative.

donald trump· artificial intelligence· k-12· education· nsf· executive order

1:32:29 I do have two clips that I think would be more appropriate. Well, can I just stay on big tech for a second or are they also big tech? No, stay on big tech. A very concerning executive order was signed yesterday. I don't like this one at all. President Trump signed seven executive orders on education. One order targets the federal government's process for deciding what colleges and universities can access billions of dollars in federal student loans and Pell grants which go to poorer students. It also directs a US Attorney General and Secretary of Education to investigate unlawful discrimination by higher education institutions. The president also signed an executive order aimed at bringing artificial intelligence into K through 12 schools. There you go. What is it you don't like? You don't like the AI part? No, it's horrible. Like, all these guys, all the guys who were in there, they finally got what they wanted.

1:33:26 Now of course it's a task force so it's not done yet but they have 90 days to come up with plans for the presidential artificial intelligence challenge. The challenge shall encourage and highlight student educator achievements in AI, promote wide geographic adoption of technological advancement and foster collaboration between government, academia, philanthropy and industry to address national challenges with AI solutions. I didn't pay attention to that when it the whole thing to be honest the whole it's nice to know that you're on it It's it's it's it's it makes part of your a your your one-man fight fight against AI Yes, you're Don Quixote approach to the windmills within 120 days long I'll just become I'm just highlighting some things with 120 days the day this order the director of the

1:34:25 NSF shall take steps to prioritize research on the use of AI in education. Oh yes, they're going to use it in the schools. Utilize existing programs to create teacher training opportunities that help educators effectively integrate AI-based tools and modalities in classrooms. Go homeschool! Pull your kids out of this stuff. When I was a kid, they wouldn't let us have a calculator in the school. Oh, and it's all going to be public-private partnerships. It's a bonanza. I see this really as a bailout. Bailout of this nonsense. It hasn't even jumped the shark yet. I don't like it. It's troubling to me. It's troubling. Yes, it is. I knew that would be the case. Two quickies and then we can go. All right.

CHAPTER 24 / 41 Discussion

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and IMF Reform

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed the IMF and World Bank, criticizing their "mission creep" into climate change and social issues. Bessent urged the institutions to refocus on energy abundance and to stop treating China as a developing nation. The discussion also touches on the "Mar-a-Lago Accords," a proposed framework to preserve the U.S. dollar's dominance through new bond structures.

scott bessent· imf· world bank· china· climate change· mar-a-lago accords

1:35:26 Now this is Scott Besant, he came and went and gave a lecture to the IMF. This is our treasurer's secretary. The treasury secretary. He's the guy, he's the money guy. He's the money guy. I have two versions of the same presentation. This one's NPR and one's NTD and I want to play them back to back. But Besant lectured the IMF about how screwed up they are. And I thought the NTD was so much better than NPR. Just help me, you have two Besant... Those are dupes. Oh, okay. They're dupes. All right, good. The NPR clip is the one to go start with. All right, here we go. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says the U.S. wants to remain a leader in the global economy even as President Trump's tariffs

1:36:16 cast a cloud over worldwide trade. NPR's Scott Horsley reports Besson spoke this morning on the sidelines of a global economic summit. Besson addressed a gathering of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, two institutions set up in the wake of World War II to foster peace and global prosperity. Besson accused the IMF and World Bank of straying from their core missions to tackle problems such as climate change. He urged the World Bank to finance more nuclear and fossil fuel projects in developing countries. Energy abundance sparks economic abundance. That's why the bank should encourage an all of the above approach to energy development. The IMF has downgraded its forecast of global economic growth this year largely as a result of President Trump's trade war. Oh, this is what the president said. IMF stay out of politics!

1:37:11 Right. So that was kind of a... I thought that was so... Bland. It was bland and slanted. It was bland and boring and it was like... and they had a little slam against Trump and it was a whole thing was just... typical NPR crap. I thought that this one was more meaningful and it had about the same length, a little bit longer. I think it was more meaningful and more in-depth and I thought it hit this mark and this is from NTD. China in particular is in need of a rebalancing. Recent data shows the Chinese economy tilting even further away from consumption toward manufacturing.

1:37:50 China's economic system, with growth driven by manufacturing exports, will continue to create even more serious imbalances with its trading partners if the status quo is allowed to continue. China's current economic model is built on exporting its way out of its economic troubles. It's an unsustainable model that is not only harming China, but the entire world. Bessant added, quote, treating China, the second largest country in the world, as a developing country is absurd. In addition to pushing for more pressure on China, Bessant urged the IMF to reprioritize the world economy. The Treasury Secretary denounced the World Financial Organization for devoting, quote, disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender and social issues.

1:38:40 Bestett added, quote, mission creep has knocked these institutions off course. I didn't know that IMF was working on gender issues. This is out of control, this gender thing. They're trying, but they're not getting anything. They're not going to be able to move this forward. It's just not happening. I keep reading about the Mar-a-Lago Accords everywhere, though. It's like, oh, we're in this. It's time now. It's time. We need a new What was it called? The original one in 47? We need a new Bretton Woods. Oh, Bretton Woods. Yeah, it's time for the Mar-a-Lago Accords. I keep reading it everywhere and I think we were the first ones to use the term. I don't read it anywhere. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah, no, yeah, let me see. Here, well, it's investing.com, whatever that is. What the proposed Mar-a-Lago Accord could mean for investors.

CHAPTER 25 / 41 Discussion

Recession Indicators and OnlyFans Wealth

The hosts review a list of 23 subtle recession indicators, including $5 blackjack tables in Las Vegas and used guitar surpluses. John Dvorak revisits his "Dvorak Law" regarding the appearance and price of sex workers during economic downturns, noting that OnlyFans has disrupted this metric. A specific anecdote mentions an OnlyFans creator retiring with $67 million after three years of non-explicit content.

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1:39:39 While not officially endorsed, the framework outlines measures designed to preserve the US dollar's global dominance while intentionally weakening its value, which is what we need. UBS strategists note that these measures aim to lower trade. So the idea is to create new bonds, a hundred-year bond. It's like the trillion dollar coin, only upside down. And so everybody gets a new bond for your old bond, you get a hundred-year bond. And I guess it has a lower yield, I guess. I don't know how any of this works. I don't understand any of this stuff. Did you guys talk about it at all? Not the 100-year bond, no. Actually, the trillion dollar coin doesn't come up either. Well, no, that's the stablecoin. That's on deck. I think that's going to be part of the Mar-a-Lago Accord. To finalize though, I got a great list of 23 subtle but alarming recession indicators.

1:40:42 Now we have a recession, we have one, I think one recession indicator, which is the Dvorak Law. Maybe you'd like to reiterate it. The one about hookers? Yeah, that one. That's the one. That when in a recession the hookers are, get better looking and are cheaper. Wasn't there another one? Didn't we have a... The hairdressers, we had the hairdresser one. That's yours. Yes, we had the hairdresser one which is women no longer get expensive hairdos and they start dyeing their hair at home. But here are 23 more which I think is worth mentioning. $5 blackjack tables at the Aria instead of the typical $25.

1:41:33 Plumbers dollar blackjack tables everywhere. Well, this is the aria, but the aria Okay, the aria is a very special casino in Vegas plumbers showing up on time. I like that I've never had an issue with plumbers showing up on time. Well, Berkeley is never gonna be in a recession Italian sandwich shops in prime locations struggling Companies moving overseas. I don't think that's right. Real estate ghost towns. Have we seen that yet? I don't think so. I like number seven. A lack of Botox. A lack of... Okay, keep reading. I don't know. These are terrible, by the way. Empty strip clubs. Fixer cars on Facebook. Here's one I think is true. A used guitar surplus.

1:42:26 Everyone's selling their acts like, I gotta get rid of my guitar, man. Home cooked lunches. Owner sold cars. You know when you drive in a neighborhood and you got a, they got the car out there and it says- That's what Craigslist is for. Well, it's been going on for years. Owner. Availability at the vet office. No. Short fast food lines. Hmm, I'm not seeing that here. I haven't seen that any well. They opened up a Chick-fil-a in Fredericksburg. Holy moly now Well, it's outside the Debbie had a chicken sandwich. I'd like to get a review of it. I Really don't like Chick-fil-a. I've had it maybe once maybe twice. I'm not a fan It's just chicken mush in a sandwich. Is that right? I thought it was a pretty good quality product I don't I'd never had one so I don't know

1:43:22 It's right near the church, but unfortunately they're not open on Sunday. Card collections on sale. Plenty of card collections. You know, like baseball cards. People trying to sell stuff. Sell their baseball cards. Yeah. Parking. Plenty of parking. Declined payments. I've seen this a lot at the grocery store. Decline payments. Stand behind somebody like they got open... Oh yeah, payments declined. That's it. So none of them are any good? Yeah, I guess not. I don't think that was a very good list. I think we should come up with our own. Well, we have two. This is smart. We do have two. But mine's no good anymore since OnlyFans come around. There are no more hookers. That's the exit strategy, by the way. Holy moly. Some girl just retired from OnlyFans.

1:44:18 67 million dollars in three years time. She's like, nah, I'm good. I'm done. 20 million a year? Yeah. Oh, I believe it. Well, she must be really... No. And she actually never even... No, she never even really took her clothes off apparently. She just did poses and stuff. Sweet talker. She knows what she's doing. And with that, I'd like to thank you for your courage. Say in the morning to you, the man who put the C in John C. Dvorak's economic woes indicators. Say hello to my friend on the other end, the one, the only Mr. John C. Dvorak! Yeah, good morning to you Mr. Adam Curry, good morning to you Mr. Chips, Steve Boots and the Graffiti in the Air.

CHAPTER 26 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Show Logistics and Seymour Hersh Criticism

The hosts discuss the community in the "Troll Room" and their commitment to the "value for value" model. They critique Seymour Hersh's Substack for using "teasers" to force subscriptions, comparing it to the "concierge" models used by Bill O'Reilly. They emphasize that No Agenda content remains free to all regardless of financial status.

seymour hersh· substack· value for value· bill o'reilly· troll room

1:45:10 We're kind of on a... we're moving sideways with this chart, people. Sideways, yep. Side to sideways movement. That's okay. But we love the trolls, especially the ones who hang out in the troll room and comment, give all kinds of interesting ideas. Whenever a Jewish name comes up, you see people with emojis going, hmmm... yes, there are a bunch of anti-Semites there. It's great. There's anti-Semites in the troll room? Gambling? Yeah, whenever it's a Jewish name like oh, oh, okay. I don't know what's up either.

1:45:49 Yeah, you can join them. Practice your Hitler salute. Jump on in. Trollroom.io. Everybody loves hanging out and having fun there. I have not kicked somebody off in a long time. I need some... Yeah, you're overdue. Yeah, yeah. I don't get mad anymore. I've just given up on being offended. It's like, it's not worth it. I feel much better. By the way, I will remind you, there's plenty of shows still to come after this donation segment. We have, well, we definitely have to discuss Heg Seth. I got some funny clips there and maybe we should do some tariff stuff just to keep everybody up to speed. And of course the tip of the day now so popular that Bill O'Reilly is ripping us off. We get ripped off constantly. I think people, you know, they think it's some sort of a secret that this show exists and they have their producer listening. I got an idea we can steal it from those guys and no agenda.

1:46:44 I think the thing is we have a pretty big audience that knows what's going on. Yeah, and they pay attention and for some reason they listen to Bill O'Reilly. And they go, hey, wait a minute, Bill, what you doing? But of course that's only for, what was the term he had? His concierge members. We don't have concierge members, we don't have a bundle, we don't have no agenda plus for anything else. No, we just give it to you. Club no agenda. Club no agenda, good one. We feel it's important. that you get this information no matter what your financial status. I feel the same way about it, although I don't produce as much as I should on Substack. I've decided that it will have a value for value approach toward it. I mean, I always have free content. I'm never going to close it off for the, oh, you have to be a subscriber.

1:47:39 And today I just unsubscribed to Seymour Hersh's sub stack. Oh interesting, I'm still subscribed and I still pay. I don't pay, I refuse to pay. Because? I'm cheap compared to you. I just want to support the old man doing some work. He's got plenty of support, but it's beside the point. I would support him if I could read some of these columns, but he just writes teasers and then you have to subscribe to read the rest of it. And I'm not a fan of this idea of writing a teaser and then trying to make you subscribe because of, oh, there's maybe something here if you keep reading further. I didn't realize that. So I just gave up. Yeah, I'm against that too. I mean, I support him because I

1:48:27 You know, I just want to support his work, but I didn't realize that he was doing teasers and it was all in the bundle. And for concierge, so I'm a concierge member apparently of... Yeah, I would... I'm against that. Yeah, it's not value for value. That's just... you're being a tease. You're a tease. It's no good. You might as well be an OnlyFans. Never taking your clothes off. Yeah, there's a visual I don't need of Seymour Hersh, but thanks. I feel much better. Well, he's not taking his clothes off. And by the way, you want to use one of those modern podcast apps if you're listening to the show for a number of reasons. First of all, you get the live stream in the modern podcast apps. You get the bat signal when we go live and not just for our show. Almost any show on the No Agenda stream now utilizes this system. So you want that. You want it for the transcripts. You want it for the chapters. You want it for the chapter art. And let's talk about that for a second.

1:49:23 because it's what we do every single show. We have hundreds of artists who are listening to the show live and they're creating fun art that we, I had actually I helped somebody audit their... their feed and their podcast yesterday. Because it was one of the first people ever said, hey, we have a pretty big successful show. Would you mind hopping on a Zoom call with the team and walking us through what you think about our feed, how we publish, are there any best practices? And I said, No one has ever asked me to do that. This is unbelievable what you just said. No one has been harping on this for not that I'm your agent. Well, you want a crabby job if I was. If you were I would have made money on the deal but no okay I didn't. But the point is is that this is ridiculous that you have not been consulted on which you know it's a pet peeve of mine not consulting the experts. I remember when when

CHAPTER 27 / 41 Discussion

Podcast Industry Consulting and No Agenda Art

Adam Curry recounts a consulting call with pastor Chip Ingram's media team regarding podcasting best practices. The segment transitions into a review of listener-submitted artwork for the show, specifically praising "Fluff Comet" for a 4/20-themed Easter bunny piece. They also mention Scaramanga's AI-generated videos and the role of Dreb Scott in managing show art.

chip ingram· fluff comet· scaramanga· podcasting· ai art· dreb scott

1:48:27 You know, I just want to support his work, but I didn't realize that he was doing teasers and it was all in the bundle. And for concierge, so I'm a concierge member apparently of... Yeah, I would... I'm against that. Yeah, it's not value for value. That's just... you're being a tease. You're a tease. It's no good. You might as well be an OnlyFans. Never taking your clothes off. Yeah, there's a visual I don't need of Seymour Hersh, but thanks. I feel much better. Well, he's not taking his clothes off. And by the way, you want to use one of those modern podcast apps if you're listening to the show for a number of reasons. First of all, you get the live stream in the modern podcast apps. You get the bat signal when we go live and not just for our show. Almost any show on the No Agenda stream now utilizes this system. So you want that. You want it for the transcripts. You want it for the chapters. You want it for the chapter art. And let's talk about that for a second.

1:49:23 because it's what we do every single show. We have hundreds of artists who are listening to the show live and they're creating fun art that we, I had actually I helped somebody audit their... their feed and their podcast yesterday. Because it was one of the first people ever said, hey, we have a pretty big successful show. Would you mind hopping on a Zoom call with the team and walking us through what you think about our feed, how we publish, are there any best practices? And I said, No one has ever asked me to do that. This is unbelievable what you just said. No one has been harping on this for not that I'm your agent. Well, you want a crabby job if I was. If you were I would have made money on the deal but no okay I didn't. But the point is is that this is ridiculous that you have not been consulted on which you know it's a pet peeve of mine not consulting the experts. I remember when when

1:50:22 Halsey started CNET and you auditioned there. I got hired there but I didn't take the deal stupidly. You ended up with a local guy. But anyway, the point is he would always find definitive people. He would just do a little research, didn't take much, and he'd just ask them if they wanted to get in. I mean, he did the thing with his website. He found some guy that was one of the early website developers. It's always you go to the definitive guy, the guy who invented it. If you can find the guy who invented the whole process, hey, get ahold of him, see if he'll talk to you. This never happens, except there's a few guys who understand it, and I'm stunned that anyone,

1:51:07 Got a clue. You will even be more stunned by who it was. Who was it? Chip Ingram. Who? You don't know Chip Ingram. No. Chip Ingram is a pastor. He is on well over a thousand radio stations, has millions of people listening to his podcast. It's called Living on the Edge. And he has his board of directors, you know, the, was it the chairman of the board? And they had the technology people. I was like, wow, how smart are you guys? And he doesn't, it's not gonna, you know, that must be a three, $4 million a year operation. Or more. Or more, yeah. I was stunned. I was stunned by the invitation. Like, yeah, I'll do that, absolutely.

1:51:58 Huh. That's how pros operate, man. Pros. Where's Bill O'Reilly? No, no, no. No, instead he just steals stuff from us. Yeah, exactly. And we usually miss the point. Big time. Stealing but it only goes to the concierge service? Oh, please. So back to the artist. We always thank the artists who brought us the artwork for the previous episode. In episode 1757, which we titled Word Veto, a lot of people liked this art. It was a combo piece. It was by Fluff Comet. Of course, 420 was Easter. We always work on holidays if they fall on show day or most of that. I think we haven't missed one once. It was also 420, well known under the

1:52:43 herb lovers of the group. So it was a bunny munching on a marijuana leaf. The only thing we missed was Hitler in there for Hitler's birthday. Otherwise, it was a perfect piece. I think we even mentioned that. It was a perfect piece. And the bunny munching on the pot plant was amusing. It was just cute. It was cute. And there were many people who tried eggs. We really don't like bunnies and eggs, I'll be honest about it. We're like, ah, bunnies and eggs, bunnies and eggs, lots of bunnies and eggs. Yeah, it was a bit too much. In hindsight I thought Geraldo rolling the stone away was kind of funny. Yeah, I'm always religious. Art is not necessarily. You're very sensitive. I am, I'm very sensitive to it. Yeah, it's appreciated. Let's see, what else was there?

1:53:34 There was a chocolate Easter bunny, a chocolate Jesus, and Jesus melting the bunny with a hair dryer. I thought it was a great piece, but it was like I don't quite get it. But the bunny is melting It was it was wrong in so many ways. It was just It was a screwy piece now. I had to scare him on get there You have to you know, he's one of the more creative guys. Oh, yeah, that was scary He keeps doing these great AI videos of us for the podcast awards. I Do you ever do you even see them? He's always tagging. I have not seen one of them. Oh man, he always tags you. He must be shadow ban somehow. Maybe. He's always tagging Brunetti. Come on Brunetti, let's make the movie. Let's do it. He's like, Scaramanga, Brunetti's never gonna make a movie with you. And let me just tell you straight up, not gonna do it.

1:54:29 He's not gonna make a movie than anyone the way he's going. No, he won't listen to advice. He won't. He's missing out. He gives out the advice. He did give the idea for Tip of the Day. Yeah, well, and there you go. He makes no money and he's getting ripped off. Yeah, there it goes. Yes, but it was voluntarily. Yeah, well, there you go. He gets a credit. Oh, he gets a credit. We didn't get a credit for O'Reilly's Tip of the Day. Nope, it should have said, uh, created by John C. Dvorak. No, created by Danny Brunetti. That's who should get the credit. If he just said it once, that would be okay. But he won't. So lots of AI stuff, surprise, surprise. Lots of AI stuff. Then all that's coming in is AI stuff, AI stuff, tons of AI stuff. It's not working, people. You should be... This is really going to teach kids in school. Great. We'll have a country of people who can do chocolate bunnies and Jesus being melted with a hairdryer. What a future. What a future.

1:55:29 So we do of course want to thank Fluff Comet and Fluff, I think Fluff Comet's a new artist as well. No wait a minute, Fluff Comet's done a lot. Fluff Comet's done a lot. A lot of graffiti stuff. These are all top-notch artists whether using AI or not I'm always impressed and we appreciate it. Moreover you can contribute, you can be a part of it. NoahJendaArtGenerator.com or you can be listening live and refreshing on the fly to see stuff as it pops in and again on those modern podcast apps just watch along as the art changes. Dreb Scott does that expertly for us every single show and it's highly appreciated.

CHAPTER 28 / 41 Discussion

Producer Credits and Knighting Ceremony

The hosts read donation notes from high-tier producers, including Carrie Cates and Mike Topser. They perform a knighting ceremony for "Sir Red Devil," "Sir Sweaty," and "Chevalier Pierre Lamouche," granting them titles at the "No Agenda Round Table." The segment includes promotional mentions for "Ski Dad TV," "Gigawatt Coffee Roasters," and "Pocket Verses."

carrie cates· mike topser· sir red devil· sir sweaty· imdb· knighthood

1:56:05 Now on to the treasure part of our time, talent and treasure, the three T's of value for value, which is the only way it works. We'd like to close the loop by reading notes for people. We thank everybody $50 and above. If you donate $200 for a show, you become an associate executive producer. This is an absolutely real credit. You can use it anywhere credits are accepted. I got a note from one of our producers. He was a little mad. He's like, Curry, I don't understand it. I became an associate executive producer. I'm still not on imdb.com That's a good one. We don't do it for you. You know, you got to do your own account. And he's like, oh, and then he emails me back. I'm on it. I'm good to go. He's really happy. But no, it's not automatic. We don't have access. Like their dog in the show. What do we got today, Bill? Oh, these guys. Let me write it down and put it in there for him. It's like we have access to the API. You know, just hit a button and you're in there. No.

1:57:06 So not only do you get that credit which you can put yourself on IMDB.com because they recognize it as a true show business credit. We'll read your note. Same goes for $300 or above only then you get the coveted title of executive producer for this episode and we will read your note. We kick it off with Carrie Cates who's in Gainesville, Texas $500 and says, ITM gentlemen, you are the best. Keep up the amazing work. He wants a de-douching. You've been de-douching. And along with that a double up karma we are happy to oblige. You've got karma. Well, Carrie's note was short and sweet but I think Mike Topser from Fairmont West Virginia

1:57:52 Also $500 and no jingles no karma. Thanks John and Adam Mike in Fairmont, West Virginia a beautiful one Jared hard degree hard degree. Yes Edmond, Oklahoma Comes close with 350 and 93 cents no jingles gents. Just keep up the good fight from Jared in Edmond, Oklahoma Thank you, Jared, and now they start to get longer. I Starting with Mark Kuchanski in Aurora, Colorado, 348.90. This donation of 348.90 should complete my knighthood. I'd like to be known as Sir Red Devil and I'd like Sapporo and sushi at the round table.

1:58:38 Can I get a Trump's Jobs Karma for my son Ryan? And the following jingles. She looks like she stinks. Do we have that one? Yeah, you clipped it. You clipped it out. But it wasn't stinks. It was... Yeah, she looks like she stinks. That's exactly what it was. No, because I can't find it now. That's why I'm confused. No, it was something else. You may have titled something else, but that's what I said. She looks like she stinks. Followed by due to climate change, which is a sensible combination. Thanks for everything you do. Here's to four more years. Well, can you say she looks like she stinks? Because I can't. I have to. I will. She looks like she stinks. Due to climate change. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

1:59:31 You've got karma. I'm sorry, I don't know what happened to it. I must have mislabeled it. We move on to Joe Dunn, Park City, Utah. Ah, a favorite donation number, 333.33. ITM, Adam and John, please de-douche me. You've been de-douched. Not too long ago, Adam mentioned that he may never go on a ski vacation again. Yeah, I'm not gonna ski, because you know I'm gonna break something. Here in Park City, that kind of thinking is just weird. Skiing is a lifelong sport that brings families together while building skills and having fun.

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CHAPTER 29 / 41 Discussion

Primal Scream Anniversary and Trump Derangement Syndrome

A look back at the 2017 "Primal Scream" events where protesters gathered to scream at the sky on the anniversary of Donald Trump's election. The hosts link this behavior to "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and suggest that social media-driven mental illness has only intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic. They jokingly propose bringing back "Scream Circles" as a concierge-level feature.

primal scream· donald trump· cbs news· mental illness· covid trauma· scream circle

2:09:22 And eventually you do get to that level many people do will be actually we have a couple of nights coming up in a moment and you can also hit us up with a sustaining donation which means any amount any frequency you choose you make it up no agenda donations calm thank you again Thank you again for supporting the best podcast in the universe episode 1758 formula is this We go out we hit people in the mouth It's no sweat off my balls. Shut up, snake. Uh, Hegseth, Hegseth. I got a couple of Hegseth clips. Can we do a little interregnum for something I want to do? An interregnum? An interregnum? What exactly is an interregnum? It's, you know, just a break. Okay. Um, I ran into this clip while I was going through the archives. Ah. Our archives? Show archives? Yeah, our archives. Mm-hmm.

2:10:26 the disc of clips. The disc. And I just ran it because I was looking for something else and I ran into this. I didn't realize, I forgot all about this. This was from probably 2017. And I don't even remember it. But this is the kind of nuttiness that during the first Trump administration, this is the kind of screwball story This was amongst the thing where he watched Gorilla TV and all the bogus nonsense that the media fed us about Trump. The Gorilla TV was my all-time favorite. But this is one that I forgot, I don't even remember to be honest about it, it was so stupid. This clip is the classic, Scream at the Sky. Oh, it's at that time again, here we go.

2:11:16 Tonight, thousands of peoples and cities across the country will scream helplessly at the sky one year after the election of President Donald Trump. The events are being planned on Facebook in Dallas, Boston, New York, Miami, Philly, Austin, and Washington State. In the details section it reads, quote, rage, rage against the dying of the light. Mark the one year anniversary of the so-called election of the so-called president by joining the national primal scream. Howl at the sky, gnash your teeth, bang your drums, and it goes on from there. The Dallas event starts at 6 tonight on the Continental Avenue pedestrian bridge. But as the Facebook page itself warns, it will be 48 degrees and rainy outside. Matt Uris for CBS 11 News.

2:12:00 I remember this. I remember it and I'm thinking we might actually have some clips of the screaming don't we? I-I-there was I actually had the clip of the scream you look it up I didn't put it on here because it was pretty lame. Hmm, but just people screaming. It just wasn't anything more than the scream he just played. Hmm, but it's unbelievable how stupid this TDS Trump derangement syndrome was and is. Well we have the science to back it up from JAMA. Social networks spread contagion. Mental illness. It makes nothing but sense to me. Well it's sick. No it's sad. It's sad that people get so worked up and again it's still COVID trauma. None of this has gone away. This was pre-COVID. No but

2:12:58 Trump derangement syndrome now is You can do you can trigger anything with anybody. This was pre-covid. I want to remind you that this is I understand the sky was pre-covid Trump watching gorilla TV was pre-covid. You're right. I'm just saying that that still is Okay, never mind you get my no, I understand what you're saying. Kovac has created another level Well, you can bring anything. It was pretty bad. I want the screaming to come back. I How do we do that? We just reinitiate this. This is a reminder. Maybe somebody out there will get this thing going again. We can start screaming. But it has to be a year anniversary, so it would be next January, I guess, they'd do it. Well, they can do a scream-in. A scream-in? Yeah. I think we should promote that. A scream-in. A scream-in. A scream-in. A scream-in. We should probably put that in the concierge level.

CHAPTER 30 / 41 Discussion

Pete Hegseth Signal App Controversy and Pentagon Leaks

NPR reports on a second "Signal gate" controversy involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who allegedly shared sensitive information about Yemen airstrikes with his wife and lawyer. Four senior advisors were recently escorted out of the Pentagon, accused of leaking information to the press. Hegseth has dismissed the reports as the work of "disgruntled employees" and "fake news" while the White House maintains public support for him.

pete hegseth· signal app· npr· pentagon· tom bowman· quill lawrence

2:13:52 Yes, so the bundle the plus bundle so sick as you astutely put in the newsletter signal gate continues completely stupid The whole thing is just what? And so I went to the source to find out, you know, what exactly is this about? Can we get some details? And NPR had the most serious reporting. And boy, you know NPR, they can make a story out of nothing when they have nothing. They got nothing, but they made a story out of it anyway. It's amazing. We're waiting to see how, if at all, President Trump addresses the leadership at the Defense Department.

2:14:28 In a moment, Democratic Senator Jack Reed calls for a wider investigation of Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth. First, we report on what the White House is doing. One U.S. official tells NPR that the search is underway to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth. So they've got sources. There's a search underway. Deep throat in the White House says so. Pete Hexeth publicly, the president is standing behind him after a tumultuous week. Hexhead's office fired some of his aides. Then came revelations that the secretary shared details of impending airstrikes in Yemen again. NPR confirmed this second chat on the messaging app Signal, which included Hexhead's wife, his brother, and his personal lawyer. The first chat was with top officials and a journalist who was inadvertently included. NPR's Quill Lawrence is here to tell us more. Quill, good morning. Hey, good morning. Good morning. Hey, good morning. So we'll note that you're reporting this story with our colleague, Tom.

2:15:21 I like what you do with that stuff. So now you've got me doing it. It's unavoidable. A journalist who was inadvertently included. NPR's Quill Lawrence is here to tell us more. Quill, good morning. Hey, good morning. Good morning. Hey, good morning. So we'll note that you're reporting this story with our colleague Tom Bowman. What are you guys hearing? Yeah, a U.S. official told us that the search has begun after this second As sources say, an official unnamed... ...round of headlines about Hexeth that I should add that the White House has said our anonymous source doesn't know what they're talking about. But at a Rose Garden event yesterday... What? That was poorly phrased. The anonymous source said they didn't know what they were talking about. No, no, no. The White House. The White House says... No, I know, but it's the way it was put together. It was like the measles thing. Yeah, it's spreading. Disinformation is spreading. Yes, I got you. Search has begun after this second round of headlines about HexEth. I should add that the White House has said our anonymous source doesn't know what they're talking about.

2:16:19 But at a Rose Garden event yesterday, the president stood firmly by Hegseth, at least publicly. No, he's doing a great job. It's just fake news. It just bring up stories. I guess it sounds like disgruntled employees. You know, he was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people, and that's what he's doing. Disgruntled employee. You know, so besides bringing back the scream circle, that's a good term for it actually. Not to scream in, but a scream circle. I think we should bring that back. I like scream circle. Disgruntled. That's a good show title too. I like it, yeah. Who came up with that? Net Ned. Besides that, disgruntled employee. You know what disgruntled employees used to do? They used to go postal.

2:17:06 They used to go postal. What happened to those guys? What happened to those days? Quill, that phrase disgruntled employees. I think Hegseth used a similar phrase in his public remarks about this and referred to people who were fired in his office. What's he talking about? Yeah, there were four senior advisors to Hegseth who left in just the past week. Former Defense Department spokesman John Elliott resigned last week and then published a quite extraordinary opinion piece calling the past month at the Pentagon a quote full-blown meltdown and saying that this infighting is hurting President Trump. He served in Trump's first administration and appears to want to continue to serve. Three other Pentagon advisors Colin Carroll, Dan Caldwell, and and Darren Selnick were escorted out of the Pentagon and accused of leaking information to the press.

2:17:54 They then put out as a trio, the three of them put out a joint statement on X saying that their dismissal was unconscionable and that they haven't even been told what they stand accused of leaking. All three of them serve in uniform. They say they understand the importance of information security. Caldwell and Selnick notably are longtime associates of Hegseth. They've worked with him over a decade back to when he was at Concerned Veterans for America policy group. disgruntled employees their version of going postal is we're gonna write an op-ed in the New York Times you say it's no good this is the military industrial complex trying to work worm his hexeth out

2:18:36 And he's the final one. NPR, they really have nothing. They have nothing. So I'm trying to figure out what all of this adds up to. The White House does appear to be backing Hexeth, but he's been revealed, NPR has confirmed, the original New York Times report that there was a second chat group on Signal where he was sharing information about an impending attack. So they don't even have a chat group? They don't have screenshots like the first time? It's just these disgruntled employees who said that in the New York Times, is that what I'm led to believe here, John? I think that's what you're led to believe. Yeah, I mean, with the first chat group, it was against Pentagon policy to use Signal for that. There were a lot of security issues with it, discussing details of attacks hours before. What's that?

CHAPTER 31 / 41 Discussion

Hegseth on Fox News and Neocon Infighting

Pete Hegseth appeared on Fox News to defend his use of the Signal app, claiming the communications were unclassified media coordination. Analysts suggest the attacks on Hegseth stem from his opposition to bombing Iran, putting him at odds with "neocons" within the Pentagon. The hosts critique Hegseth's "hysterical" media presence and his claim that he was looking at "war plans" just minutes before the interview.

pete hegseth· brian kilmeade· fox news· iran· neocons· tucker carlson

2:19:23 It's news that it was Pentagon policy not to use Signal and it was the CIA that provided the Signal channels? This is news to me? Yeah, I mean, with the first chat group, it was against Pentagon policy to use Signal for that. There were a lot of security issues with it, discussing details of an attack hours before the bombs hit in Yemen. But the people in that chat were the vice president, the secretary of state, people who would need to know This second group it appears that Hexeth was just cut and pasting this actionable intelligence strikes to his wife I can't think of any conceivable need they would have to know this information I'll be bluntly honest though if this was Obama or anyone else we would have been laughing all over women moving greats these horrible people impeach them so the guy So his wife is on the signal chain. Why isn't his wife?

2:20:20 he sleeps with the woman. Yeah, and his lawyer, he sleeps with his lawyer too. Well, he doesn't sleep with the lawyer necessarily. Everybody sleeps with the lawyer. He might, but he sleeps with... This is beyond me. Now, my understanding, I tried to figure out what was going on here. I thought it was like because of his LGBTQ thing, but then I saw some analyst on one of the channels going on and she said that this is all because Heg Seth was one of the influencers telling Trump not to bomb Iran or listen to the Israelis at all and to get into the negotiations instead of going to war another war in the Middle East is bad idea. Hegseth was largely responsible or at least one of the voices in that regard and the Pentagon supposedly still filled with neocons and they couldn't put up with this. I believe that. The thing that I thought was really strange, I don't know if you've

2:21:18 I'm about halfway through it, is that one of these guys shows up on Tucker the day later. Right, one of his old associates. Caldwell. Yeah, Caldwell. What's up with that? That's strange. And he, well, he makes the claim that it wasn't Hegseth that, or that fire, it was like, it was part of a, two things happened. One, there was a cabal, because he says he never had the lie detector test they were threatening everybody with. They just rousted three of Hegseth's old pals who were also

2:21:54 against being neocons or they're against the neocons. That may have been a political move. And then this Elliott guy who was actually really was fired, he's the one who got the New York Times piece. I mean, it seems unlikely that this would, unless it was all schemed out, that you're going to get a New York Times op-ed ready to go. I mean, come on. Yeah, right away. If you and I had to write a New York Times op-ed, it'd take us a couple of days. Yeah, it wouldn't be the next day. I mean, I wouldn't take it. You could crank one out if you had it already on. If we were going to be published in the New York Times, we would take some time. Yeah, you would take a day or two to get some work done. But it would be, this is bullcrap. This is, I believe it is, I think there's an analyst who said that it was bullcrap.

2:22:42 that this is all about the neocons trying to, you know, and it was part of the Wesley Clark group, you know, Iran is last. I believe it. I believe that for sure. They wanted to bomb Iran and it's like, oh, this guy's screwing things up. Yeah, he's not doing a good job. He's messing around with the Houthis. Stop it. Go for the big cheese. So then he goes on Fox and Hegseth is not good at this. He doesn't come across confident. And then his whole defense is, it wasn't confidential to start with, so it doesn't make any difference who I sent it to. That's his defense.

2:23:22 But when Brian Kilmeade introduces you in the following manner, you've got to wonder what's really out there in the media space. Well, that was President Trump doubling down on his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 24 hours ago, denying a New York Times report about sharing sensitive information on another Signal chat called Team Huddle. Here to set the record straight himself, the former Secretary, the current Secretary of State Pete Hegseth, former host right here on Fox. Wow. How about that former... and he's gonna double down like, I mean, he is the Secretary of Defense but he says former Secretary of Defense. How does he come up with that? How does that happen?

2:24:07 That's a great catch. that the New York Times says took place between you, your wife and your brother and some others. So now Hank Sethis, it's just I just clipped a little bit of it. He's waving his hands, he's smirking, he's sticking his tongue out. This is not good Pete. So Brian if you remember when this all started, the first go-around, because this is the second go-around right? They peddle old stuff, they kick it back up.

2:24:50 I said repeatedly, no one's texting war plans. You know why I said that? Because I'm in the bowels of the Pentagon. Bowels? Every single day. Just 10 minutes ago, I was looking at actual war plans of things that were ongoing or pending things to happen. What? What? What? Is there a war pending? What's happening? Brian, ask him. What war plans are you looking at? Do you always look at war plans? We have war plans? What's going on? That's the first thing I'd jump on. Yeah. And he sounds coked up or too much coffee. Yeah, yeah, you know what it is gigawatts. Ten minutes ago I was looking at actual war plans of things that were ongoing or pending things to happen because that's on a regular basis on classified systems That's my job for the war. Did he say war pending? Brian if you remember when this all started the first go-around because this is the second go-around right they peddle old stuff They kick it back up

2:25:42 I said repeatedly, no one's texting war plans. You know why I said that? Because I'm in the bowels of the Pentagon every single day. Just 10 minutes ago, I was looking at actual war plans of things that were ongoing or pending things to happen. Because that's on a regular basis on classified systems. That's my job for the war fighters, for the president of the United States. I look at war plans every single day. what was shared over signal then and now, however you characterize it, was informal, unclassified coordinations for media coordination and other things. That's what I've said from the beginning. At the beginning, it was left-wing reporters from the Atlantic who got a hold of it and then wanted to create a problem for the president. This is what it's all about. Trying to get at President Trump and his agenda. I'm protecting the president. Don't you see what I'm doing? I'm protecting President Donald J. Trump. By the way,

2:26:34 World War III is pending. It's just pending. It's pending. Looking at what war plans is the first thing I say. Now, Heckschatz was one of the reasons he was picked because of his military service and the fact that he is media savvy. But to watch him go hysterical like this is not media savvy. No, at all. He has to slow down and be calm and be a little more less hysterical. He sounds like he's like an old lady. Yeah. Said the disgruntled podcasters. That's who we are. Says the disgruntled podcasters. It's just not a good... It's not a good look. Somebody should take him aside and say, you know, less coffee. It's not a good look. Have you heard about the baby bonuses?

CHAPTER 32 / 41 Discussion

Trump Baby Bonuses and Pro-Natalist Policies

The Trump administration is considering a $5,000 "baby bonus" to combat historically low U.S. birth rates. Pro-natalist advocate Simone Collins argues the cash incentive is insufficient and suggests loosening regulations on daycares and car seats instead. Critics on the left have labeled the proposal as "racist" or a move toward a "Handmaid's Tale" scenario, while the hosts support the idea of larger families and home-based businesses.

baby bonus· simone collins· pro-natalism· birth rate· motherhood medal· daycare

2:27:33 Yeah, well this is an interesting situation, the baby bonuses, because all of a sudden now the left is saying it's this terrible idea and the whole... I hope maybe you have the clips from the view. I have clips... No, no. No. No. They condemned him. Well of course. The Trump administration is considering ways to encourage more women to get married and have children including a $5,000 baby bonus. Sounds like a good idea to me. The money would be offered to every American mother after she gives birth an incentive aimed at increasing the country's historically low birth rate. Do you think they come in with those big checks?

2:28:13 Good job, mom! You know, with those publisher clearinghouse, big giant checks, confetti. Which has declined since 2007. That year approximately 4.3 million babies were born compared to 3.6 million last year. Since taking office the administration has made an effort to promote families. So let me say very simply I want more babies in the United States of America. Simone Collins is a pro-natalist pushing for ways to make it easier for people to have kids. As much as I personally love the idea of getting $5,000 for another kid, it's not going to move the needle and it's certainly not going to be enough for parents to decide that they can have that next kid or their first kid. Alright, so now the problem is it's not enough. Trump's not doing enough.

2:29:02 What did Vice President Harris have? Didn't she have 3,000? Yeah, it's $3,500 or something. Yeah, so it's not enough. And now it's great. Instead, she says there are simpler and cheaper ways the government can ease the burden on parents, such as loosening regulations on daycare programs and car seats. Collins and her husband have submitted several draft executive orders to the White House. Wait. Yeah. Loosening regulations on car seats? Yeah, you want the ones that kill the baby. I don't know. How is that? Better than $5,000 cash money. Sounds to me like there's a lobbying, a lobby going on. The baby car seat lobby is getting in on the action here. The government can ease the burden on parents such as loosening regulations on daycare programs and car seats.

2:29:53 Collins and her husband have submitted several draft executive orders to the White House, including one that would give a National Medal of Motherhood to women with six or more children. We don't want to shame or coerce- If she can walk. What? If she can walk. To women with six or more children. We don't want to shame or coerce anyone into having children. It's really a movement about making it easier for people who really like having kids to have the number of kids they want. We have a lot of producers who have eight or nine kids. God bless them. Yeah, I know we do. And you know what they never complain about? You never hear them complain about money. I said we can make it work.

2:30:35 Look at Laura Ingalls. The whole hand-me-down thing works fine too, that's always ignored. Yeah, hand-me-down and, and you can start a publishing company, can make all the kids work. I'm sorry, that's you. Put the kids to work eventually. Yeah, put the kids to work, yeah. Start a home business, have them all working on the assembly line. It's the American way. You got a farm, you got kids, you need kids to work on the farm. I'm all for it. I encourage it. I will come and give you a baby bonus. A big medal. We should have no agenda medals for that. So many ideas. In general, of course, I know we have the clips, I'm not going to look them up, but this was a racist idea because what they're really saying is we want more white babies. It'll come back again. They'll start saying it.

2:31:30 They're only talking about white babies and they want women to be baby factories. We're in the handmade sale It's coming. It's coming. It's coming. You can bet on it. It's coming good idea That's what immigration was about that was that the Democrat Party idea was hey, we're not having babies open the open the gates Bring them on in they're cheap Whereas the cheapest labor is your own kids five bucks a week. I And I'm serious, I'm not being flippant. It's great for kids to be doing stuff around the house, if you have a family, start a side hustle. Have them packing up products. That is truly the American way. I'm not being flippant, man. It's true. You're the living example of that. Let's play this clip on food poisoning.

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U.S. Food Safety and FDA Staffing Cuts

A report highlights that one in six Americans suffers from foodborne illness annually, resulting in 3,000 deaths. Recent E. coli outbreaks linked to contaminated lettuce were not publicized by the FDA, leading to concerns about transparency. The segment notes significant staffing cuts at the FDA under the Trump administration, which critics claim will compromise public health, while the administration argues it is merely removing administrative waste.

fda· food poisoning· listeria· salmonella· e. coli· pbs· vocal fry

2:32:25 Oh, that's a segway, huh? That's a downer. Help us understand just how safe our food is in the US. Sure, so the US food supply is... Sure, said the British lady. Sure. Sure. Sure. So the U S food supply is generally considered safe, but foodborne illness is still very common. Um, there is the equivalent essentially of one in six Americans getting sick from foodborne illness every year. That's about 48 million cases annually. Oh my God. How bad is this? And by the way, yeah, I know she's got vocal fry and she's got an accent. Yeah. That means everybody with every six years, everybody's gotten food.

2:33:06 poisoning. Yeah, well, no. Everybody. No. And as you mentioned, there are. That's the stat one in six per year. So that means every six years everybody will have food poisoning. I mean, it's basically statistics. OK, thank you for that lesson. There is the equivalent essentially of one in six Americans getting sick from foodborne illness every year. That's about 48 million cases annually. And as you mentioned, there are a fraction of those cases that end up with people in the hospital and even about 3,000 people who estimated to die of foodborne illness every year.

2:33:43 There are some things that have improved. There are testing methods that have gotten better where you're able to use genetic analysis, whole genome sequencing to be able to trace back outbreaks to specific sources of food. But rates of infection from things like Listeria and Salmonella and E. coli have not improved in the ways that folks were hoping. Well, this is very uplifting. And you have a second one which makes it even more fun. Well, I'm just saying, the food supply in this country is no good. Oh, I don't know about that. There's a new video that's flowing around. I saw it today. It's a really fat chick, a big fat chick. And her thing is to show what she eats. She has big bones. Oh, no. Tina finds these all the time. Like 400 pound women and then showing what they eat. And it's mesmerizing.

2:34:39 It is mesmerizing because most of the stuff's coming out of packages. All of it. They're always tearing open little packets of things. Bags and things with barcodes, all of it. Bags of who knows what. And they're just gobbling it all down. Now that kind of holds up with another one I saw, an interesting video, some black guy who was talking about, bitching about chicken being watered back with injections and he's on camera eating raw chicken and that's all he's doing. Well what could possibly go wrong with that?

2:35:16 What is wrong with these people? But anyway, this is part two of the clip. And you report a story about a pretty bad E. coli outbreak that hit 15 states last November and the FDA chose not to publicize this outbreak. Why? The FDA managed through their investigation to trace the contaminated lettuce back to one farm and one food processor that purchased the lettuce from that grower. But the agency didn't disclose who either of those companies were. The FDA said that they were prohibited by federal law from disclosing that information. And that essentially there wasn't any contaminated lettuce left to buy on the market, so consumers didn't need that information.

2:36:00 But there are many folks I spoke to who believe the public has a right to know who those companies were. almost the entire staff responsible for communicating these outbreaks. Oh, there it is. You got food poisoning? Blame Trump? Yes, Trump's fault. Are things different under Trump now for the FDA and for food safety? Oh yeah. So these are really significant cuts that have been made to staff working on all sorts of aspects of food safety, including communicating about outbreaks of food. They shuttered an entire food safety test

2:36:37 lab in California. And there were also almost the entire staff that worked on the safety of imported food. So there are significant concerns about what that will mean for these programs and the impact on public safety and public health. The Trump administration has said that these are cuts that are essentially getting rid of administrative staff, that this is sort of waste in federal spending, and that public health won't be affected and communications about outbreaks won't be affected. But these are changes we have not seen the likes of in any recent history.

2:37:16 We have an epidemic of vocal fry. She what station was this what broadcasters one of the local PBS stations Wow probably WAMU maybe she's probably somebody's wife Yeah, honey. You can do it. You've got a great voice for broadcast You got a great voice for broadcast that I do have a couple of tariff things I think we should... Oh, there's that. You're giving me crap for uplifting stuff. Terrorism. There we go. No, not tariffs. Not terrorism. Tariffs. Oh, tariff. They said terror. Terrorists. No, tariffs. Not much happier than terrorism. But this clip, I'm glad that this report was put together. Let me see. This was... Put this together. This is...

CHAPTER 34 / 41 Discussion

Chinese Counterfeit Luxury Goods and TikTok Manufacturers

TikTok videos featuring Chinese manufacturers claiming to be the original "OEM factories" for luxury brands like Gucci and Prada have gone viral. While investigative journalists claim these are counterfeits, the segment explores the "shrouded secrecy" of luxury supply chains and the high markups on branded goods. A personal anecdote about a counterfeit Rolex from Canal Street illustrates the psychological value consumers place on "authentic" status symbols.

hermes· louis vuitton· prada· china· tiktok· counterfeit· canal street

2:38:14 Hmm, I think this is also from Euronews, but it was it was a good report because I've seen these videos there was a whole slew of them for a moment there probably about two weeks ago when the tariffs just started and It's something we've discussed over the years many times Of course our thoughts are completely wrong But let's discuss after we talk about the US-China trade war as it took to tick-tock the only The ongoing trade war between the US and China is now all over TikTok and European fashion houses have found themselves sandwiched somewhere in the middle. A bag from a high-end European fashion house such as Hermes Louis Vuitton or Prada can cost hundreds of thousands of euros. But on TikTok, individuals claiming to be Chinese manufacturers say they are the ones really making these goods.

2:39:02 Speaking in English and referring to prices in dollars, they appear to be targeting American consumers known for buying these goods. For the past more than 30 years, we have been OEM factory for most of the luxury brands around the world. Gucci, Prada, Coach, Viviton. on The website Hermès lists locations where it produces and manufactures but does not mention China. The same goes for Louis Vuitton. Meanwhile, the EU stipulates that for goods to be labelled made in Europe, their last substantial transformation must occur in the country of production. Investigative journalist Noémie Leclerc told Euroverify that the majority of these TikTok videos in fact display counterfeit products.

2:39:55 Leclerc added that these videos are being posted as the Chinese government moves towards encouraging counterfeit production in a bid to retaliate against US tariffs. Despite this all, the luxury goods industry is shrouded in secrecy and protects the finer details of its supply chain. According to experts, luxury brands such as Ralph Lauren and Prada do manufacture in China at stages of the production process. So what they're leading us to believe here is that this is not true. that all of these products are made in these countries in France and in Italy and and the labeling though they say here is the labeling has to be the country of most significant manufacturer well I'd say putting the

2:40:44 the gold Lame clasp on it that says Prada or Gucci or whatever is probably how they get around that. I think you and I are both of the opinion that this is absolutely Chinese crap. It's not even crap. It's good stuff. I've been to China enough. I bought, I I probably have more Armani stuff that I picked up in various stores. It's called Armani, but okay. No, it says Armani. It's got the real label on there. It's dynamite and it's actually a good product. You wear Crocs. I've never seen you in anything Armani. I have never worn Crocs in my life. Nah, they're Adidas knockoffs. But no, I'm talking about Armani. I'm not talking about the shoes. What shoes? I don't know. I'm saying I've never seen you

2:41:25 in Armani I'd love to know I have great shirts shirts and ties but yeah it's high I've never you would look great in a tie I have a ton of I used to collect ties I still have a huge collection of ties okay I can take some photos of my collection please anyway Armani You can buy Armani over there and it's just the price is like two bucks. It's for the shirts. And with the labels. And then there's also you can get tailor-made suits over there, but you'd probably talk them into putting an Armani label in there because they probably have them. But it's beside the whole thing is a joke. And Korea's the same way. You can go over there and buy all this. One time I went to Korea and I bought a bunch of Eddie Bauer stuff as gifts.

2:42:11 for a bunch of people when I came back and it was all Eddie, it just looked like Eddie Bauer stuff to me and they make it all over there and they have a lot of overruns and then they take the overruns and sell them on the street. LVMH, now they own a lot of, what is LVMH? Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. Do you know what their net profit was in 2024? Some billions of billions. 13 billion. Yeah. Because they're making, I mean, this is what I liked about these videos because they show you this stuff. It's like, hey, these Nike shoes, two bucks. Tell me it's not true. Of course it's true. That's how all these, this is the biggest psyop. This, this is the true magic of American marketing is that we have convinced consumers

2:43:02 that if it has the brand on it, it's the real deal. It's the real deal. That's the point. But they're marking it up by thousands of percents. It's the real deal and it's marked up. Because it's the real deal. If somebody can, you know, bypass the real deal and you get the best price, you get the Chinese price. Yeah. That thousand dollar deal is like, you know, 50 bucks, 20 bucks, 10. And where did COVID start? Right there where all the Chinese come in with all these bags under their arm into Italy and they slap the label on.

2:43:40 They brought it, remember? Yeah, of course it's true. We remember it. It's a part of Italy where there's all these Chinese. Yeah. Yes. And they're always coming over, going back and forth. What's that in your bag? Oh, nothing. Just a couple million dollars worth of Hermes bags. And so, and we discuss this always in the context of Canal Street in New York. I don't know if that still exists. I think it's still Canal Street. It used to be when I was a kid. Oh, here we go. And then I used to go by, I bought phony watches. I have a somewhat of a collection. But there's some killers that are just, you wouldn't know the difference. They got the sweep second hand. I mean, the cheap ones don't. But that to me is a little different. A handsome, beautiful Swiss timepiece that you don't own. You just pass it on to the next generation. So I take, so one of my favorite things is a story. One of the, I think it was associate publisher of PC Magazine. She was, she knew I was always going to picking stuff up at,

2:44:41 on Canal Street, she said, can you get me a Rolex? A nice Rolex. I said, what do you want? She said, diamonds all around. She gave me a description. So I went and bought her a ladies Rolex. Beautiful. It had a sweep second hand. It was the more expensive ones that had the sweep second hand. So it really looked legit. It's got all the stampings on it. But that is clearly counterfeit. Let me finish the story. So I give her the Rolex, and she said, holy crap, this is like a real Rolex. And I said, yeah, very much so. She puts it on, and about a week later she comes up to me, she says, here's the Rolex back. I said, what, you didn't like it? She says, no, it was great, except I knew it wasn't real, and I didn't feel comfortable wearing it. It was just a response I did not expect. That's the story?

2:45:34 Yeah, the story is that people, you can tell them, say it's the same exact product, the Louis Vuitton bag, they would rather buy one, pay the 1500 bucks instead of 15 bucks because it makes them feel more comfortable. The whole thing is they've been brainwashed. So I look at it a little differently and my hope is, I know, Don Quixote, I know. My hope is that American consumers, which is what we are, we're all just consumers for the rest of the world, that we look at that and go, huh, that's kind of dumb, what I'm doing. You just kind of dumb what you're doing, you mean by buying bags at all? By buying non-value for value products just based on status. Yeah. That's, I mean, it's dumb.

CHAPTER 35 / 41 Discussion

Apple TV+ Recommendations and New Oscar Voting Rules

Adam Curry recommends the Jon Hamm series "Your Friends and Neighbors" on Apple TV+. Meanwhile, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new rules requiring Oscar voters to actually watch all nominated films before voting. The Academy also clarified that the use of AI will not disqualify a film from nomination, a move the hosts find concerning for the future of cinema.

jon hamm· apple tv+· oscars· academy awards· artificial intelligence· hulu

2:46:34 You know, buy a good solid American product that's made well and looks good. I know we have to come up with those products, but eventually... We don't have those anymore. We have the Pearl Boot Company. They're perfect. Don't buy cheap Chinese boots. One guy. Well, it's a start. One guy is a start. It's one guy. Speaking of Rolex as an expensive watches television tip for you, I don't think you can watch... You don't have Apple TV Plus though, do you? No, you don't have that. What is it that I should be watching on the Apple TV Plus? Your Friends and Neighbors starring Jon Hamm. Is it a good show? Very good show. Hedge fund manager gets fired. I'll give you the synopsis. Starts stealing from his friends and neighbors.

2:47:25 And it's Jon Hamm. It's very good. He starts stealing? Yeah, like... Like a cat burglar? Well, he just... yeah, like a cat burglar starts stealing, you know, $300,000 watches. You know, they won't miss it anyway. That might be interesting. Yeah, but you have to get Apple TV+. I don't think... that's not something you would get. It doesn't feel like a Dvorak channel. Apple TV plus not happening. No, I knew it. I knew it here. I already got subscriptions the Hulu prompt Whatever it is this the top level of Hulu Disney get all these ads Disney Plus concierge I don't get Disney Plus now forget Disney Plus

2:48:08 Hulu, Netflix and Amazon, that's all you need. How much more entertainment feeds do you need? You don't. You don't. I'm in total agreement with you. Don't need it at all. We need to come up with some good American products. It's clunky and ugly, but it's American and priced right. Yeah, we can't do it anymore. I think this whole thing's a pipe dream. Here's something right up your alley though. Imagine this, maybe you should watch movies before you vote on them. Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated movies. It's unreal that they were able to before. It is just one of the new updated rules announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Members will now be required to watch all nominated films in each category in order to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar coverage. Hold on, stop the clip for a second.

2:48:55 This is a funny clip because I guess some steering committee came along and looked at all the movies that won the awards and said to themselves, did anybody actually watch these films? That's exactly what happened. How do we get some movies that have been winning awards suck? Members will now be required to watch all nominated films in each category in order to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar voting. And now it's even Steven. The Academy also updated its rules to clarify the use of artificial intelligence in movies. It says the technology will not disqualify a film from being able to nab an Oscar nomination. Buried the lead on that one too. Where's the outrage?

CHAPTER 36 / 41 Discussion

Linda Sun Arrest and Chinese Influence in New York

Linda Sun, a former top aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, has been arrested for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the Chinese government. Sun and her husband are accused of receiving millions in kickbacks, luxury gifts, and properties in exchange for influencing state policy and blocking Taiwanese officials. The case is highlighted as a major instance of Chinese Communist Party infiltration into U.S. state government.

linda sun· kathy hochul· andrew cuomo· china· ntd· fbi· foreign agent

2:49:41 Scaramanga has a shot. He does. In the ultra short movie category of 30 seconds or less only published ever on X Francisco Scaramanga. I thought that was interesting. Here's the story. Play the great China story. The great China. Earlier today in the Eastern District Court of New York Linda Sun and her husband co-defendant Chris Hu appeared alongside their attorneys for a court conference. The polished look couple allegedly earned millions of dollars in kickbacks for their ties to the Chinese regime. During the court meeting, a prosecutor revealed that they are finalizing Chinese translations of evidence against Sun. Those include text messages, emails and other communications between Sun and Chinese officials. These materials are expected to be made public during the trial.

2:50:36 Sun served as New York Governor Kathy Hochul's top aide in charge of Asian affairs. In 2023, Sun was fired for misconduct without specifying reasons. Last September, federal law enforcement arrested her and her husband. They now face multiple criminal accounts. Sun is accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent of communist China, making her case one of the most high-profile cases of its kind. The government accuses Sun of furthering Beijing's interest while being a state official, including disclosing internal COVID-related meetings to Chinese diplomats and blocking Taiwanese officials' interactions with two New York governors. Images show Sun had attended multiple meetings hosted by China's spy agency and other state entities. Yeah, we had that clip. We had that story. It was buried. This is from NTD.

2:51:29 Where's the mainstream media talking about this Kathy Hogan and Governor Cuomo's aid? They finally busted her. I mean, they really threw the book at her. Well, you had a three by three even on this. Yeah, but that was a... they haven't followed up at all. You want to play one of those? The NBC version from September 2024? Sure. A former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was arrested today on charges of acting as a secret agent of the Chinese government. Chief Justice Contributor Jonathan Deans is following this, and John, according to prosecutors, how did this work? Yeah, well, prosecutors say Linda Sun betrayed her official office by instead acting on requests of Chinese communist government officials. Sun is charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

2:52:16 Her husband was also arrested today. He's accused of laundering millions of dollars from China into the US. The couple pleaded not guilty in federal court. According to the indictment, the scheme went on for years. In return, Sun and her husband were allegedly given business opportunities in China and luxury gifts. The FBI says the pair used that money to buy a $4 million home on Long Island and a $2 million dollar condo in Hawaii. Governor Hochul's office says Sun was fired last year after evidence of misconduct was discovered, Lester. Yeah, so just covered up? Just standing right there. Yeah, well Hochul is the queen, man. You can't tell you that. She's like the Red Queen. You can't go messing with her. Before you know it, you get Eric Adams.

2:53:02 Poor guy. Yeah. Alright, two minute warning. Do you have one more clip you want to get in there? I think I may have had it since you mentioned Eric Adams. I may actually have an Eric Adams clip. What do we got here? Make sure you stay on the mic though. Here, Rikers Island fiasco. So, do pardon.

CHAPTER 37 / 41 Discussion

Rikers Island ICE Access and Tren de Aragua Indictments

A New York judge has temporarily blocked federal immigration agents from accessing Rikers Island jail, despite Mayor Eric Adams' support for the plan. Border Czar Tom Homan and Attorney General Pam Bondi recently announced RICO charges against 27 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Critics of the Mayor suggest his cooperation with ICE is an attempt to seek favor with the Trump administration regarding his own criminal charges.

rikers island· eric adams· ice· tren de aragua· rico· pam bondi· tom homan

2:53:39 has led to a court order on Monday blocking federal agents from access to Rikers Island Jail, where Border Czar Tom Holman says several terrorist gang members are being held. You got the city council filing a lawsuit to shut down our memorandum of understanding, the executive order he signed to get us in Rikers Island. A New York judge ordered city officials to temporarily halt the plan allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex. Judge Mary Rosado barred the city from taking any steps toward negotiating, signing or implementing any memorandum of understanding with the federal government before an April 25th hearing in a suit challenging the plan.

2:54:23 Adams said years ago City Councilmember Robert Holden suggested ICE presence at Rikers Island. It was interesting the first person that brought that to me about utilizing of right to ICE on Rikers was Councilman Holden. This is before this administration took off. Holden reached out and matter of fact I have a few texts. What is wrong with him? He can't get three words out at the same time, concurrently. Ison Rikers was Councilman Holden. This is before this administration took off. Holden reached out and

2:55:08 Uh, and I've got a few text messages from him that say, listen, why aren't we doing this? Holman said with Adam's permission, immigration and customs agents were able to successfully collaborate with state and local law enforcement leading to the indictment of 27 suspected members of Venezuelan gang trend. A Iraq Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, Iraq. This is how they control these, this, this, uh, resistance. Yeah. by the Democrats. Now they want to let Rikers, the guys that are in there, they can just go grab them but no no no. Unbelievable, this is part two. We send a strong message to Agua, we're going to keep doing this to every TDA member, MS-13 members removed from the country.

2:55:57 Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that 27 alleged members or affiliates of Trendi Aragwa had been charged under the RICO statute, a law with widespread application that was historically used to break up a mob organization. ICE agents previously had a presence on Rikers Island, but they were banned from operating there in 2014 under New York City's sanctuary laws. In February, Adams announced he would allow agents to return to Rikers to assist with gang and drug-related investigations. Council members in their lawsuit accused Adams of agreeing to plan as a way to pay off the Trump administration in exchange for dropping criminal charges against him. Oh man, they're still doing that. It's all no good. This is not a good way to go out.

CHAPTER 38 / 41 Discussion

Ephemeral Tattoos and NPR Reporting

An NPR report features individuals who received "temporary" tattoos from the company Ephemeral, which were supposed to fade within 15 months but remain visible after three years. The segment mocks the triviality of the reporting, featuring stories of "silly chicken on a skateboard" and "space dog" tattoos. The hosts use the story to criticize the use of taxpayer funding for NPR.

ephemeral tattoo· npr· temporary tattoo· skateboard chicken· space dog

2:56:49 No, well, you mean at the show? Yeah, at the show, exactly. Oh, do I have anything funny? Yeah, no, I got nothing. I shot my wad on the funny. I'm all done. We should have done the... I can do the faded tattoo. Faded tattoo is good. Okay, all right. This is your last chance. This is it. It's short. All right. In 2021, a company announced a new kind of temporary tattoo, one designed to fade after 9 to 15 months. Ephemeral Tattoo is the company and it was perfect for Rami Isifano. Someone who knew that they did not want a permanent tattoo ever. Isofano says tattoos are cool, she's just not a long-term commitment kind of girl. So a few years ago she thought, what's the worst that could happen? Little did I know that almost three years later my silly chicken on a skateboard tattoo would still be on my upper arm. Ouch.

2:57:42 Emily Kager got her ephemeral tattoo in 2022. She's the proud owner of two dogs, Shaggy Goldendoodles, and she thought, why not get one in space with an astronaut and let's even throw a few stars around them. I actually didn't even see the final design until the day of. which at the time felt fine because I wasn't expecting it to stick around forever. And yet Kager's space dog is also still around almost three years later. She said she recently had to cover it in a foreign bathhouse where exposed tattoos are not permitted. Well, not every Well, I'm glad that our tax money is still going to NPR. That is really good. The faded tattoo story. Excellent, John. Excellent. If you were wondering what's going to happen next, we got Tip of the Day, we got End of Show Mixes, we got Nights, we got Commodores, we got Meetups, we got all kinds of stuff. I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda. Imagine all the people who could do that. Oh yeah, that'd be fab. Yeah, on No Agenda.

CHAPTER 39 / 41 Discussion

Producer Thank Yous and Global Donations

The hosts read a list of donors contributing $50 or more, including supporters from Georgia, Virginia, and South Korea. They acknowledge "Rhea in Korea" for a birthday shout-out to her husband and "Sir Chris Not-a-Spook" for his contribution. The segment reinforces the "value for value" model and the global reach of the show's audience.

ian field· dakota cole· kevin mclaughlin· rhea in korea· value for value

2:58:48 First we will give you a smattering of funny little one-liners from the people who supported us $50 and above. We want to thank everybody as always for supporting the show financially so that we can continue to do this as a public service and never ever have to go to a concierge level. John is going to read them for us. Yeah I am as a matter of fact this is exactly what I'm gonna do. Starting with Ian Field, $100 parts unknown. Dakota Cole, in Sherwood, Oregon, 100. Ryan Ricken... Rickenhagen in Townsend, Georgia, $100. He's spreading the ITM gospel in Southern Georgia. All right. Good barbecue down there. Sir Chris Not-a-Spook in Arlington, Virginia, which you know what that means. He is a spook, obviously. 8873s.

2:59:45 Kevin McLaughlin, there he is, 8008, he's the Archduke of Luna, lover of America and boobs. That's followed by Cameron Linga in North Branch, Minnesota and he says he's here, and 7733 from him, and he's here for John's Chimes. The Chimes, yes. Yeah, that's a good thing to be here for. Brian Kaufman, Scottsdale, Arizona, 7575. Matthew Elwart in Weatherford, Texas, 6006. Andrew Foreman in Boca Raton, Florida. He needs some jobs, Karma, so we'll give him that at the end. Oh, listen to what he says here. He says he's facing a reorgan work. It's a testimonial. And Linda Lou Patkin has me prepared thanks to the show. Huh?

3:00:36 55.55 from him. Nice. He also says the show keeps him sane. That's because we're not concierge level. Carl Vogler in Dillon Beach, California. 55.10. Sir Luke in London, UK. 55. He wants collective karma for everybody. Brett Morgan, 52.72. This is a newsletter donation. Newsletter donation. That's the only one. Sabode Peth in Metairie, Louisiana, 5272. Here's a dollar for each one of Dorian Gray's 50 kids, plus fees. Baron Henry of Outpost West, and he's in Rancho Palos Verdes, 5242. Jeff

3:01:32 Valks and in London he's also in London, but he's in London Ontario Canada 50 50 and he wants karma so we have a lot of karma. Yeah Rhea in Korea there you go $50.50 as a birthday shout-out to her husband Would love to surprise him. We are driving back home after our camping trip. Thank you so much. I Well, that's nice. Happy birthday to Nate in shining armor

3:02:08 Hope you enjoyed your phone inside the drawer moments looking up at the stars with love Ria in Korea. Forrest Martin 5005, Andrew Benz in Imperial, Missouri, 5005 and now the rest are $50 donors. There's a few of them and it's name and location starting with Douglas Mook in Cochran town, Cochran, Pennsylvania. bold city virtual tours in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Alexa Delgado in Aptos. Melissa Alvarez in Ponte Verde Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. A lot of beach lovers today. Brett Denton in Boise. Angus McBride in Manchester, UK. We got some Brits today. That's nice. We do, that's good.

3:02:59 Good. Robert Vinson in Mars, Pennsylvania. Sir Greg in Newport, North Carolina. And last on our list, short list I might add, very short, Michael Myers in Amman-deville, Louisiana. I want to thank everybody that helped us out here on show 1756. Eight. Eight. And again, thanks to our executive and associate executive producers. We appreciate what you do. You've got your credits. And of course, everybody who came in under $50. We never mentioned those for reasons of anonymity. And we always have those sustaining donors. Any amount, any frequency, it is so much appreciated. Karma. So we want karma and jobs, karma. So we'll add the jobs. We'll add a goat to it. Jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs. Let's vote for jobs.

CHAPTER 40 / 41 Discussion

Commodore Promotions and Global Meetup Reports

The final call for the "Commodore" promotion is announced, welcoming Carrie Case and Mike as new Commodores. A meetup report from New Hampshire features a server named Chase who is a fan of the show. Upcoming meetups are listed for Alpharetta, Sacramento, Columbus, and Brighton, emphasizing the "connection gives you protection" mantra of the No Agenda community.

commodore· knight· meetups· new hampshire· georgia· california· michigan

3:03:48 NoahJennerDonations.com, please support the show. NoahJennerDonations.com. And there we have Sir Haggis wishing his brother Sir Ramen Noodles a belated happy birthday. He turned 44 on 420. Ria in Korea, happy birthday to her husband Nate. They're on their way back. Oh, it's so nice. And Sir Haggis himself turns 50 years old. Happy birthday to him. And everybody who celebrates their birthday today on behalf of the best podcast in the universe. And that's where Baron Steve Bansra of the BNA comes in. He upgraded thanks to an additional $1,000 over time that he supported to the show so he can now proudly call himself Viscount Steve Bansra of BNA and we appreciate your contribution sir.

3:04:46 We have two Commodores. It officially ends May 1st, so if you want that handsome Commodore certificate, you gotta hurry up. Go to noagendadonations.com or is it noagenderings.com? Or is it noagendacommodores.com? Where can we find out about the Commodore promotion, John? Is it noagenderings.com? I think at noagenderings.com you'll find it. Okay. We welcome the following two Commodores. Commodore Carrie Case. and Commodore Mike. Both of you now official Commodores of the Noah's Genesis show. Commodores, arriving! We got a layaway note, night note, from Pierre Lamouche. Hey, that was a pretty good bosun whistle you got there. Pierre says, Hey John and Adam, in the morning, or in my case, in the afternoon. A bit long overdue, but my donations have passed the threshold. Time to make it official. Chevalier Pierre Lamouche de Francophine.

3:05:40 Chevalier chevalier what is chevalier it's like a horseman no but I was thinking that might replace the Commodore thing chevalier what look that up while I'm reading here chevalier I'll look it up yeah look at a friendly or any chevalier hoping for something with more culture at the FET Durand table Normandy Brie from Costco Wow, oh man, did I order these? Normandy brie from Costco, Orangina. Yeah, I don't like Orangina. I think it was more classic than the Costco. And some vache qui ri, which isn't that the laughing cow? Yes. Yes, that's exactly what it is. And for the other night, cheese for other nights, Sainte-Culture. Chevalier is a knight?

3:06:28 a member of certain orders of knighthood of modern France Such as the Legion of Honor. I like that Chevalier. I knew it was a knight who had Cheval and you had something to do with a horse Historical British also the title of James and Charles Stewart Pretenders to the English throne. So this is our one French guy. Oh He says, please give him our one French guy. This is it. Please give Emmanuel Macron double goat karma with hopes He might repent and break up the father-son duo because we all know repenting fuck is he talking about his his wife

3:07:05 His wife being his father? I don't know. I think so. Repenting sufficiently to free the French people from the grip of EU tyranny. If his demons can be cast out, he might even let Marine Le Pen have a fair election as next president. Oui, oui, oui. All's we home. Merci for your ongoing courage. May your exit strategy remain every loose serve. Sorry, but we love you guys. Selfishly want to keep you around. Pierre Lamouche. What an Italian. Yeah, I don't know what I'm doing. I'm doing my best here. So that means that we not only knight him, but we also knight two other gentlemen. So if you can grab your blade there for a second. Yeah, I got it right here. Very good. Here we go. So step on up Pierre. Pierre Lamouche, Mark Kucharski and Schwede.

3:07:52 All three of you now become knights of the knowage at the round table or as some would say a chevrier So I hereby pronounce the KDS sir Chevrier Pierre Lamouste of francophonie Sir Red Devil and sir sweaty for you at the round table by request we have hookers and blow rent boys and Chardonnay But also we have Sapporo and Sushi, Bellhaven, Scottish Ale on tap of course, Normandy Bree from Costco, Orangina, and a little bit of Vashkini. Along with that we always have the Bongetts and Bourbons, Spikling Cider and Escorts, Ginger Ale and Gerbils, Breast Milk and Pabulum, and of course, the Mutton and the Mead!

3:08:27 Head over to noagendarings.com. Gentlemen, that is where you will find the beautiful and handsome night ring. It's a Signet ring, so we give you two sticks of wax. You can do anything you want with it, but we suggest using it to seal your important correspondence and as always a certificate of authenticity. Welcome both to the roundtable and thank you so much for your courage and for supporting the best podcast in the universe. Yes, the Noah Jenner Meetups to be found at noagenermeetups.com. This is where you get together with other slaves of Gitmo Nation all around Gitmo Nation. It is a global phenomenon. People like to organize these all the time and frequently.

3:09:10 Again, you can find the list and the calendar at noagendameetups.com. Connection gives you protection when you go to these meetups. These are the people who will help you out. They are truly your first responders in an emergency. I've been requesting people put their servers into their meetup reports and the toomanyeggs.com Southwest New Hampshire meetup took it very seriously. In the morning, gentlemen, this is Crypto Duke. We're at the too many eggs dot com meetup number 11 here in a key, New Hampshire at margaritas I'm gonna pass the phone around to other people here. Thank you, Josh Sir Lorna Beef, how are you doing guys? It is an interesting day because we had months ago a trainee waiter who is actually... Six months ago. Six months ago and at this point he has announced he is leaving so we had his first day in this position and his last day in this position. You will hear from him later. His name is Chase.

3:10:03 Hey you two, it's Joanne. Thank you for your courage. Hey guys, this is Chase and yeah, they came in when I was first starting here about six months ago training and now today comes my last day and I got them again and obviously it was great. You know, I try to do my best and I just hope that everyone loves the place, you know. come back and I got my trainee Jade here with me today as well so kind of a full circle moment going from the trainee to the trainer but yeah now I'm wrapping up here you go in the morning yeah in the morning guys all right let's review no that was not what I was talking about a quick hello I'm the server I love no agenda but anyway thank you very much Chase

3:10:47 Couple of meetups taking place today the North Georgia two-year anniversary meetup six o'clock at Cherry Street brewing in Alpharetta, Georgia It's like a party in Sacramento in a few hours at six o'clock at Sackyard in Sacramento, California on Saturday the no agenda Central Ohio meetup that kicks off at noon at Jackie O's in Columbus and the Michigan local one tariff free meetup no tariffs three they must have some kind of concierge package 333 Brewer Becker in Brighton, Michigan. That's Saturday also on Saturday Flight of the Noah Jenna number 62 Leo Bravo does it again? 333 at Proud Bird in Los Angeles and our last meetup also on Saturday escape from Chicago at 4 o'clock in Reggie's in Chicago, Illinois I guess you go there and then you plan your escape

CHAPTER 41 / 41 Discussion

Tip of the Day, Outro, and End of Show Mixes

John Dvorak provides the "Tip of the Day" featuring "Grandma's Secret Spot Remover" for laundry stains. The show concludes with a series of "End of Show Mixes" by Sir Michael Anthony and Professor Jay Jones, featuring soundbites of Klaus Schwab, RFK Jr., and Donald Trump's "blurts." The hosts sign off from the Texas Hill Country and Silicon Valley.

grandma's secret· stain remover· klaus schwab· rfk jr· trump· end of show mix

3:11:32 Many more happening around the world go to no agenda meetups commences where you can find every single one of them if you can't find We're near you. Here's a bright idea start one yourself. No agenda meetups.com You It is just like a party. Just like a party. Let's see. Oh yes, it's time for the ISOs. This is where John comes up with some stupid AI stuff and I try to beat him. I try to beat the machine. This is now my... Do you even have ISOs today? No. You have no ISOs? So your whole premise is bullcrap. Well, you just gave up.

3:12:30 It's like because you couldn't come up, you didn't want to pay the 20 bucks to 11 labs to come up with new voices. You just gave up? No, I've got some in the in advance. I'm having an outsider do some. Well, why did you give up for today? You have to have at least one ISO. I have nothing because I just completely dropped the ball. Okay, well I only have two. Bring up that best podcast in the universe. That was no good. That sucks. I think this is the one. I'm not AI Boomer. That's no good. This is better than anything, than nothing. The first one was better. I'm not AI Boomer. I'm not AI Boomer. You don't like that one? No, I can't understand her. It's the kid named Wave. Well, but then what are we gonna do? Play the first one again. Hold on a second. I can cut it off. I mean, I could make it short. It's too long. This is bad. I'm gonna have this one. That's a lot of tips.

3:13:37 I can't hear that one either. Bring up that best podcast in the universe. We're gonna have to go with that one. If you take the second yah off, it'd be okay. The second yah is gone. But now it is time for the moment you've all been waiting for. This is the original John's tip of the day. So I've been getting these, this happens about once a month, I'll do a cleaning tip and this is another one. And these are all these brands, these are brands I never heard of but they seem to make really good quality products and this one in particular is Grandma's Secret Spot Remover. This is a laundry spray that has no chlorine, no bleach, toxin-free,

3:14:34 A stain remover for clothes, a fabric stain that takes out oil, blood, paint, and pet stains. Wow. Goes for about 18 bucks for two bottles. You can get it on Amazon and elsewhere, but the brand is Grandma's Secret. Now does it also take out wine and tomato sauce? Because those are my two favorite spots to make. It should. Okay. Kind of an anti-climax there. Well, I don't know. I haven't used it. This is one of Mimi's tips. You know, Bill O'Reilly, at least he uses the stuff that he recommends. This is like a Mimi tip. There's a couple of things in abeyance that I put aside because I haven't used them, but people have recommended them. I have to go check them out. But Mimi, I trust her. She knows what she's doing when it comes to cleaning. Why don't we just get Mimi on the show for the tip of the day? This is one tip from Mimi, and I'll tell her that you hate her.

3:15:35 No, because I need the tax information. Don't tell her just yet. Wait until I get the K-1. All right everybody, there it is. John C. Duvorak, Tip of the Day. tipoftheday.net and noagendafund.com. Created by Dana Brunetti. No, ow, no concierge level needed for your tip of the day here at the No Agenda Show. In fact, you don't need anything to enjoy the media deconstruction that we bring to you twice a week now in our 18th year. We are proud to do it as a public service. However, if you get any value from the show, consider supporting us. Noagendadonations.com. Yeah, and get in on the Commodore ship before it ends. Yes, yes. And the Chevalier ship.

3:16:22 We have three end of show mixes which are all brand new. Sir Michael Anthony, we got Professor Jay Jones and Sound Guy Steve. It's been a while, he's back as well. I think you'll enjoy them. They are definitely ones for the archives. And coming up next on the live stream in your modern podcast app, TrollRoom.io, NoAgenda.stream, The Millennial Media Offensive. This is already episode 166. Everybody loves the MMO show. It's a big hit over there in the Troll Room. And I'm coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country where JFK Jr. is coming back and any minute now we're going to be under martial law. In the morning everybody, I'm Adam Curry. And I'm from Northern Silicon Valley where we don't see martial law coming in but

3:17:09 The fog is coming in. I'm John C. DeVore. We return on Sunday. Please join us then and remember us again. Noagendadonations.com for a good time. Go to noagendadonations.com. Until then, adios, mofos, hui hui and such. Hello, this is Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum. You may have heard by now I am Retiring. Jawohl, jawohl. I give up. The NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-NU-

3:17:47 Drag you down with us! This is not over! Hasta la vista, baby! By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic. The government will know what causes autism by September, you guys! Mark it on your calendars! Maybe it's some spray that we spray that other places don't spray. I know, Kennedy knows it's vaccines. Those of us who didn't get it never regretted not taking it. Time will tell whether he totally cucks out Why are there so many kids on the scale? What makes the numbers rise? Autistic babies just an illusion

3:18:34 Farmer got nothing to hide. 80% of autism is vaccine-induced. I'm proud we were sold, but most preferred deceivers. Autism experts. Went wrong with vaccines. And now Kennedy knows it's vaccines. One day he'll find it. Partly compromises, while gradually reveals the vax connection proof. Bobby, the best candidate. Virology is a fake science entirely pretending the vaccines are an extension of that fictional science. Autism experts. They just need a couple more centuries to do some research, you guys.

3:19:24 Most dupes believe it's because they want to fall hard. It's operating, see all the sheep grazing, watching them roll up their sleeves. For one day he'll find it, the spectrum connection. Bobby, the best can do. What Trump did with this comment, and I have a term for this, what Trump's doing, it's called the blurt. The blurt. The blurt. And this is basically what he did with, they're eating the dog! What I say is what I say. And honestly, if you don't like it, I'm sorry. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists.

3:20:20 This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton. Death, destruction, terrorism, and weakness. In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. I like the blurts. Trump just did it on the fly. I don't care what anybody thinks. The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. He has also said that the United States is not going to pay for the rebuilding of Gaza. And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars. I got another blurt. This is a boomer blurt.

3:20:56 We're telling Ukraine they're very valuable rare earth. So we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things. He didn't say he wasn't going to invade Greenland, but he didn't rule it out either. We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of do you think we can do without it? We can. is on a suicide mission for himself. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. I'm not gonna give you a question. You are fake news. Let's find out if they're friends or foe and if they'll care that son of a bitch. I wish they'd make our country great, but they're gonna destroy our country. They call her Pocahontas. They're eating the dog.

3:21:42 The best podcast in the universe! Adios, mofo. Dvorak.org slash N-A-O-R-K. Yeah! Bring up that best podcast in the universe!