Episode 1804 · Thursday, 2 October 2025

Mucho Retardo

Military leadership faces a fitness ultimatum and polygraph sweeps while the White House leverages a federal shutdown to reshape government spending and drug pricing.

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About this episode

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump held a high-stakes Pentagon summit to enforce new military standards, ordering hundreds of leaders to prioritize male physical fitness in combat roles. Hegseth issued a blunt ultimatum for dissenting generals to resign while Trump proposed repurposing dangerous American cities as tactical training grounds. The administration simultaneously unveiled the Golden Dome missile defense shield, with Trump jokingly suggesting the annexation of Canada to provide the neighbor with free protection.

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg is implementing random polygraph tests and mandatory non-disclosure agreements for 5,000 Joint Staff personnel to eliminate leaks. In Denmark, the government advised citizens to stockpile 72 hours of supplies following mysterious drone incursions near military bases, as EU leaders in Copenhagen discussed seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine loans. Meanwhile, a federal government shutdown has paused transit funding for blue states as House Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President JD Vance utilize the funding gap to trigger workforce reductions. The pharmaceutical landscape is also shifting as Trump announced a pricing deal with Pfizer and the upcoming launch of TrumpRx.gov to match international drug costs.

Cultural tensions flared as JD Vance defended AI-generated memes of Chuck Schumer in a sombrero, while Hollywood actors Emily Blunt and Whoopi Goldberg condemned the rise of digital performers like Tilly Norwood. The program marks its 18th anniversary with a deep dive into the Koch Empire's infrastructure investments and a look at the historical Hard Hat Riots of 1970. John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry analyze the growing protein-maxing trend driven by GLP-1 users and the legal fallout surrounding Ozempic side effects.


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CHAPTER 01 / 52 Discussion

Military Leadership, Baldness and Hiring Patterns

The hosts open the program with observations on physical appearances in leadership roles, specifically noting a high prevalence of baldness among military generals and admirals in Washington D.C. They compare these observations to historical hiring patterns in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, jokingly suggesting a need for affirmative action for people with hair.

silicon valley· military leadership· hiring bias· affirmative action· baldness

00:00 Nom nom, I love it! I'm a pig! Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak It's Thursday October 2nd 2025 This is your award winning Give My Nation Media assassination episode 1804! This is no agenda No shutdown here We're broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas Hill Country Here in FEMA region number 6 In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And for Gordon Silicon Valley where it's now apparent that bald people only hire bald people I'm John C. Dvorak It's Crackpot and Buzzkill! In the morning. Well, that's an interesting little tidbit I don't know if it's true... Well did you look at the military gathering there in Washington DC? It's like everybody is every guy every general every admiral is bald Correlation is not causation

00:51 It's like when you before TSA became TSA, the modern TSA after Homeland Security after 9-11. It was all Filipinos in San Francisco they would just hire each other or you get a company of gay guy goes in there as the head of personnel boom! The whole company is gay. Like Apple? This is the... The cabal! It's like you're gay, you're bald. You say I like that way you look Wait a minute Could the military all be bald gay guys? Anythings possible Well it's good yeah well i wasn't going there but its possible yeah I guess Well isn't that the definition of why we need affirmative action to get people with hair back into the military

01:40 I don't think that was the reason. Oh, okay... Well, I was quite amazed when i saw your clips come in this morning because I saw the return of a feature we have not had for several months! Yes it's because this feature is produced by Steve Jones Ah, the clip collector? Indeed shall we roll it out since we're talking about both guys. Yeah, hold on We gotta do the jingle man experiment Stop in the middle of comparing stories from ABC CBS and NBC's Never-ending three by three you've got to have the jingle I mean that's the whole point And of course the point of the 3x3 is that these guys can't do any independent reporting It's all pretty much the same

CHAPTER 02 / 52 Discussion

Pete Hegseth, Military Standards and Urban Training Grounds

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of military leaders, announcing a return to high male physical fitness standards for all combat roles, regardless of gender. Hegseth also criticized "fat generals" and diversity initiatives while President Donald Trump suggested using dangerous American cities as training grounds for the military.

pete hegseth· donald trump· pentagon· military fitness· urban warfare

02:25 from different people. Here we go, let's start with NBC. The topic was shrouded in secrecy beforehand and security was tight some of the nation's most senior military leaders ordered to board buses at 3 30 a.m., then wait hours for the event to begin according to defense officials this speech today is about people And it's about culture. and a requirement that everyone in combat roles must meet the highest male standard for physical fitness, a change that could impact women in uniform. If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs so be it He also plans to overhaul equal opportunity programs and the role of the inspector general New recruits could also see changes lifting restrictions on how far drill instructors can go They can swear And yes they can put their hands on recruits

03:37 This does not mean they can be reckless or violate the law, but they can use tried and true methods to motivate new recruits. Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hurtling is concerned about the impact all of it may have on troops. To hear the kinds of things that came out of Secretary's mouth shows that he doesn't really respect them as contributors to the combat arms or fighting our nation's wars. President Trump today endorsing Hanks' speech and repeating his ultimatum. If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room because there goes your rank that goes your future in the president's remarks were highly political. He also defended the use of troops in American cities. And I told Pete we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for

04:25 Now, a couple of things. First observation and I'm quite sure the president will be mad about this The continuous hum and buzz in the audio was just atrocious It was across the board! That- the president does not like that No he doesn't He gets irked about it He knows it's no good because its not good for clippage The no agenda show, it's not good for the no agenda show. My boys! And the other just local observation is when we elected a new sheriff here in Gillespie County, my buddy Mike

05:08 who you know, Mike because I've talked about him. He is the former Kerrville cop with anger management issues. Oh yes he is! So he's now the lieutenant and the first thing he did was no beards and get rid of the fat guts it's like a thing this was not surprising to me then let me tell ya when it comes to the Fredericksburg Police Department although there is no jurisdiction over that we're certainly over the Sheriff's Department Yeah, we had fat sheriffs waddling around. And it's like PT everybody mandatory PT height and weight We got to get in shape then we got a look good for the public That seems like not a very crazy thing but everyone was so upset about it

05:53 Oh no. Yeah! The thing they left out of that clip, Idja was the heck-sets going on about how embarrassing it is to have a bunch of fat admirals in the Pentagon walking around. Yeah, well...I have that clip for later if you want it Well let's go to...that was NBC That was NBC? Let's go to ABC It is! In an unprecedented meeting which a former Weekend Fox and Friends host broadcast live I love this Actually, I think in my clip... Radnitz is over. She's a drama queen! In my clip they said Fox News weekend host. Did she say weekend host just to annihilate him? Oh yeah, weekend host. There it is

06:38 Secretary Pete Hegseth warning hundreds of combat-tested generals, admirals and senior officers... They're not all combat tested. I don't think that's true. Can you receive a star? No! Of course not! That is impossible half of them are just desk jockeys. ...flown in from around the world that the military under his leadership will be dramatically changed. DEI offices. Now the audio is really bad. I could not get past it! Dudes in dresses, no more climate change worship No more division distraction or gender delusions No more debris We are done with that

07:19 While the generals and admirals sat largely silent through the speech, Hegseth said military fitness and standards will be enforced. No more fat generals or admirals he said I don't want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat unit with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men. For those ground combat roles which women have been performing for more than a decade, the high male standard will now be the norm If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs so be it But Hegseth was not just talking personnel but policy The rules of engagement meant to protect civilians and non-combatants those he said have become too politically correct

08:02 We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize hunt and kill the enemies of our country. President Trump then took this stage to address the officers If you don't like what I'm saying you can leave the room because there goes your rank that goes your future Telling his audience if some of the most experienced war fighters in their generation The military should practice on American cities I told Pete We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. The trolling still works, it's unbelievable! It still works! Yeah we're gonna throw them into the cities man we'll train their urban combat warfare trade in the cities I would stop the show like...I'm sorry generals you got to wait for a second we got a ground loop here Is that at end of that clip? Yes, its' the end of the clip

CHAPTER 03 / 52 Discussion

Media Coverage, Military Resignations and Taxpayer Costs

The hosts analyze how NBC, ABC, and CBS covered the Pentagon meeting, noting the media's focus on the potential politicization of the military. Discussion covers the cost of flying 800 leaders to Washington D.C. and Hegseth's ultimatum that those who disagree with the new direction should resign.

cbs news· nancy pelosi· pete hegseth· military budget· pentagon

09:05 And did the same way as NBC? Did CBS do anything different? Well, not generally speaking but CBS I'm always pushing these toward the end because CBS is the one that's on the short leash. Oh right. Because the company has been taken over by Paramount so they're at it like ah I'm going to get fired anyway let's just say what I feel like Nearly 800 of America's top military leaders were summoned from around the globe. Wow he didn't use the war fighters meme disappointing A political officers who remain silent as their commander-in-chief took the stage and offered this greeting. You can leave the room, of course there goes your rank, there goes your future That set the tone for more awkward moments to come Did they all laugh when he said that? It sounds like they're laughing when he says that I watched a thing and didn't notice that they were laughing at least with the micing that i heard Oh okay That may have been sweetened Well not ABC had it too Everybody... No ABC had it too They all had the same Maybe its just compressed noise

10:05 stage and offered this greeting. You can leave the room, of course there goes your rank, there goes your future... That set the tone for more awkward moments to come including the president's suggestion that dangerous US cities like those where National Guard are currently deployed should be used as training grounds for U.S troops This is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That's a war too, it's a war from within. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened the meeting and ripped into diversity initiatives put in place by previous administrations. No more identity months! He said that troops are going to be used in the cities as if it was a done deal when Trump just said it as kind of a joke, a troll. Yeah But according to CBS no that's what's gonna happen

10:54 Which was not asserted by anybody. No, but they did include the line this is a war from within which to me was the entire reason for the change of the Department of War and can we treat each state as an individual you know like 60 day does the timer reset for each state? We have a war Just asking for a friend. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened the meeting and ripped into diversity initiatives put in place by previous administrations No more identity months, DEI offices

11:31 dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship, no more division distraction or gender delusions that includes he said a return to the highest male physical fitness standards I don't want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat unit with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men and he took aim at the highest ranking officers it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country in the world. It's a bad look. Vermont Democrat Peter Welch said the meeting was unnecessary and a bad idea. It's a further effort to politicize the military, it is very alarming there is no reason to bring all of these people at enormous taxpayer expense to Washington Oh No! To get a pep talk Hegseth told the audience they could disagree with him but The words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink

12:30 then you should do the honorable thing and resign. Yeah, well it's interesting how we're all bent out of shape over that...over the costs please Congress. The cost of flying them all in. Congress takes military aircrafts all the time. Nancy Pelosi. And the military aircraft are going there anyway. Hitch a ride! Hitch a ride? Well there were couple other things that took place around the military and this meeting. I think this is from, this is John Berman from Anderson Pooper 360. Some remarkable new reporting tonight on Defense Secretary Pete Hex's long running battle with his own staff. Remarkable new reporting! It's not just new reporting it's not just reporting its remarkable new reporting. Some remarkable new reporting tonight on Defense Secretary Pete Hex's

CHAPTER 04 / 52 Discussion

Pentagon Polygraphs, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Leaks

The Washington Post reports on a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg outlining plans for widespread random polygraph testing and mandatory non-disclosure agreements for over 5,000 personnel. These measures aim to staunch leaks within the Office of the Defense Secretary and the Joint Staff.

washington post· steve feinberg· pentagon· nda· polygraphs

13:27 running battle with his own staff and top advisors as well as the country's top military commanders. It comes by the way of The Washington Post, there is a headline Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs NDA to staunch leaks Random testing and quoting from the report, all military service members civilian employees and contract workers within the office of the Defense Secretary in the joint staff estimated to be more than 5,000 personnel would be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits the release of non public information without approval or through a defined process. What are we gonna do for our sources? That's according to a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg now the

14:09 This is not new. No, of course it's not new but there is a kicker at the end. Also, that his office had rolled out a policy earlier this year requiring Pentagon officials across the service to sign non-disclosure agreements before being read in on projects, initiatives and other war products. yes, it appears that all of this from us and from the post was leaked. That's why it's remarkable I get it! It was leaked now the president also gave us an update...I'm not sure if this was before during or after we were on the same podium on the Golden Dome you know? This is our

CHAPTER 05 / 52 Discussion

Golden Dome, Missile Defense and Canadian Annexation

President Donald Trump provided an update on the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, claiming it will be the most sophisticated in the world. Trump also mentioned a conversation with Canadian leadership regarding the shield, jokingly suggesting Canada join the United States as the 51st state to receive the defense system for free.

donald trump· canada· missile defense· tariffs· golden dome

15:03 Our security blanket all around the country. The Golden Dome, everybody! And we've begun construction on what we call the Golden Dome missile defense shield that'll be the most sophisticated in the world you watched it do well until they had some problems at the end with a little bit of lack of ammunition What is he talking about here? Do we miss an update that they had a little bit of a problem was there an attack that wasn't thwarted Because we had a lot of noise talking about it must be inside stuff for I think I think so like one of those little message you were to the wise kind of thing that We don't know what he's talking about. They've got that taken care But I tell you it's what we're doing is so good and we deserve it You know when we help other countries with it, we don't have it ourselves And Canada called me in couple of weeks ago they want to be part of it

15:58 To which I said well, why don't you just join our country become 51 and become the 51st stage? Yeah And you get it for free So I don't know if that made a big impact, but it does make a lot of sense It actually because they're having a hard time up there in Canada now because as you know with tariffs Everyone's coming into our country. We have off script now more investment than we've ever had before 17 trillion dollars coming on as an example in four years Biden didn't have 1 trillion We have 17 trillion more than that in eight months coming in with my check and they're coming in from Canada Mexico from Europe from all over AI right auto plants

CHAPTER 06 / 52 Discussion

Presidential Legacies, Stair Safety and Barack Obama

A discussion on presidential physical grace focuses on the legacy of leaders falling on stairs, specifically mentioning Gerald Ford and Joe Biden. Donald Trump contrasts his cautious approach to walking down stairs with Barack Obama's habit of "bopping" down without holding the handrail.

donald trump· barack obama· gerald ford· joe biden· stair safety

16:41 Everybody's coming back to the United States. 17 trillion, okay? Well that sounds interesting and then my favorite part of the summit was the stair bopping We're witnessing the triumphant return of peace through strength we have great peace through strength America is respected again as a country who were not respected with Biden They looked at him falling downstairs every day every day the guys falling down stairs I said it's not our president We can't have it. I'm very careful, you know when i walk downstairs or like I'm on stairs like these stairs...I walk very slowly Nobody has to set a record Just try not to fall Because it doesn't work out well A few of our presidents have fallen and became part of their legacy we don't want that You just walk nice and easy, you're not having-you don't have to set any record Be cool

17:39 Be cool when you walk down, but don't. Don't bop down the stairs. So one thing with Obama I have zero respect for him as a president But he would bop down those stairs. I've never seen it. He'd go down the stairs and wouldn't hold on. It's great! I don't want to do it. I guess I could do it but eventually Bad things are gonna happen and it only takes once. But he did a lousy job as president Just bafflingly funny Like just you know gives a shout out to Obama I didn't have respect from his president, but man he could walk stairs that guy was great at walking stairs bop-bop-bop-bop-bopping down who is dancing up there? Was it President Ford who also tripped for a Ford trip more than once once it happens twice your you're done. You're your label Your toast your label as a stair tripper and then Reuters fine

CHAPTER 07 / 52 Discussion

Silicon Valley, Military Tech and Bullfrog AI Machine Gun

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are increasingly pivoting toward military technology, disrupting traditional contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. A featured product is the "Bullfrog," an AI-powered machine gun designed by Allen Control Systems to track and shoot down drones.

silicon valley· bullfrog· ai machine gun· steve simone· military tech

18:35 North Sea Nexus outfit came up with this little ditty. Another part of the Pentagon's push to reshape the armed forces involves tapping Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are turning their talents to military tech That is the Bullfrog, an AI-powered machine gun that tracks and shoots down drones. It's built by Ellen Control Systems founded by Steve Simone a former Silicon Valley star who sold his startup to DoorDash for 125 million dollars Defense and space reporter David Jeans has more now on the entrepreneurs creating the future of warfare

19:16 I think what they bring with them is a higher tolerance for risk, a higher tolerance for failure and a higher tolerance for raising hype around their companies. They also bring with them new energy into this space which has disrupted the traditional prime contractors like Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin David says that what's been most striking is the speed at which Silicon Valley has shifted. It was only in recent years that people were protesting military companies and military work, and now Silicon Valley and its investors are all in on a more patriotic and more military-focused approach I think that has come with

20:02 the understanding that the world is starting to feel like a less safe place and there's also an understanding that the US military is largely unprepared for the future of warfare, and Silicon Valley believes it has the answer to help it modernize. Well what Silicon Valley also brings is the scam Oh, the scam angle. Yeah and the scam... we've discussed this many times before but the scam angle in Silicon Valley probably before the AI rush was uh.. We just got to get users well it's still the same of course with AI eyeballs. The eyeballs will make it up on volume don't worry about it so right before the board meeting where you're about to ask for more money

CHAPTER 08 / 52 Discussion

Denmark, Drone Incursions and Survival Kits

The Danish government is advising citizens to stockpile 72 hours of supplies following mysterious drone sightings over military bases and airports. Authorities suspect ships with Russian links may be involved, leading to increased anxiety and a surge in sales of water containers and emergency radios.

denmark· drones· survival kits· russia· copenhagen

20:45 You go to some of these companies called Monopoly and I forget all the names, and you buy eyeballs. And they come by your site and look at these stats! We're hockey sticking! We're to the right enough we need more money! We need more money to be able to cover it! It's going great!" So Silicon Valley, they're doing the scam and it's working out pretty well. Denmark is the main target because they've got the money apparently. France, the US and Sweden have also sent anti-drone systems. But for many Danes the deployment only underlines their country's military vulnerability. Some residents are now bracing for the worst. Listen to this... Sarah just bought one of the survival kits distributed by the Danish government Literally it is a water but foldable water bag It's a cracker

21:43 and a radio flashlight. Earlier in the year, people in the EU were advised to stockpile enough food water and essentials for 72 hours part of a strategy to increase readiness in the event of a military attack or other national crises I got quite scared and I really wanted to do something have had a little less anxiety feeling The anxiety isn't unfounded Four times last week, two mysterious drones were spotted over military bases and airports across the country. At the same time three ships with Russian links were spotted on the Danish coast. Investigations are ongoing but authorities say they may have served as launch pads for the drones. Denmark is among Europe's biggest donors to Ukraine and also hosts a factory that produces fuel for its long-range missiles This is incredible bullcrap Silicon Valley scam

CHAPTER 09 / 52 Discussion

European Drone Panic, Boots on the Ground Report

A "boots on the ground" report from Denmark suggests that while the media portrays a panicked public, many locals are skeptical of the government's claims regarding Russian drone threats. The report notes that Copenhagen is gridlocked due to an EU summit rather than a military crisis.

denmark· mette frederiksen· russia· drones· copenhagen

22:34 I have two clips on this. Well, let me play my final clip and then... because the PSYOP is paying off that's well actually what are your clips? What are your clips these are from Morning Edition in NPR oh yeah good yeah let's play these this is good and it was after the drones said this is a I don't know how you can get that you know The Danes were supposed to be the happiest people on earth Was at The Danes Yeah Yeah, it was the Danes. Or the Norwegians I can't remember... No no no The Norwegians are happy but they're depressed. They take a lot of antidepressants! They're happy! But it seems to me if they're happy and they just turn on a dime into being like afraid of their own shadow? I need a radio flashlight with a hand crank

23:29 This is a part one. The Danish government still can't say who staged the mysterious drone flights every day and night for a week. It's a script now, mysterious drone flights is the same as my clip it's all mysterious with ship maybe launched from ships with links to Russia

24:09 Sausage links? With NATO allies and Ukrainian experts now rushing to protect the capital, it's harder to tell people not be afraid. Instead Justice Minister Peter Homogarde warns them this is their new reality. We will be in a situation that is also similar to this one again That is the nature of hybrid warfare. For Trine, a hotel receptionist, the drones have already caused too many sleepless nights We agreed not to share last names of people we spoke to if requested because we couldn't pronounce them anyway given the widespread panic I live very near the airport so every night these helicopters and stuff are going around and around I really need some sleep

24:54 around my house all night. She's not the only one whose nerves are frayed, everybody is talking about it. Are they worried? Very worried I am my kids are My family we make this emergency plans what do we do so We actually we prepped we prepared that meant she said checking their canned food supply stocking up on water and reviewing their plan with other family members in case physical evacuation is needed Oh man, I have a... before we play the second clip. I have boots on the ground from one of our producers Paul in Denmark First of all Copenhagen is gridlocked and helicopters are flying overhead all the time because it's stupid EU summit They're all at Christiansborg, the Parliament Palace so Slottsholmen is closed off and then some stuff is happening in Fredrikstad where Amaliemborg and a lot of organizations' embassies are

25:50 Conversations with people the last few days gave me the following points. Nobody believes anything! So I don't know where they got these Danes, but nobody believes anything because the leaders Mette Frederiksen and Lars Loke Rasmussen all point to Russia straight away while police and defense forces still maintain they don't know who it was. And organized crime is an actual possibility So it's like, you know... I don't know where they got these scared Danes from but that doesn't seem to be the boots on the ground situation. Well this is the messaging that they're trying to do then? Yeah

CHAPTER 10 / 52 Discussion

EU Drone Funding, Russian Assets and Ukraine Loans

EU leaders meeting in Copenhagen discussed ramping up drone technology and using immobilized Russian assets to fund loans for Ukraine. The plan involves Ukraine repaying the loans using future reparations from Moscow, a strategy some critics characterize as creative bookkeeping or theft.

european commission· ursula von der leyen· ukraine· russian assets· drones

26:31 So this has been orchestrated, you have clips. You had a clip of it I got two clips of it well let me so there's somebody behind it for a reason we don't know what the reason is no we do of course or does to sell more junk yes EU leaders that gathered in Copenhagen on Wednesday gave broad support to proposals to ramp up the development of drone and anti-drone technology Ahead of the meeting, the European Commission released a document which outlines four projects that it believes need to be financed and implemented as a matter of urgency. We need money right away! We're all here meeting anyway! It's not a coincidence that drones and mysterious drones launch from ships that have links to Russia we need money! The summit and proposal come as Europe faced a series of airspace violations in recent weeks So we have to create a European ecosystem?

27:21 that will enable Europe to develop cutting-edge drone solutions inspired by what they are doing in Ukraine already. The leaders also discussed a proposal which outlines the use of immobilized Russian assets to loan money to Ukraine under the plan, Ukraine would repay the loan after Moscow agrees to compensate Oh sure. broad support but was met with resistance by Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Weve von der Leyen sought to assure his reservations and clarified Belgium cannot be the only member state to carry risks. They've had their eye on this money for so long, they want this money so bad they finally have figured out a way and it's it's the best plan ever we'll slush fund it through Ukraine will put in our pockets because what are we really talking about?

28:31 some jamming devices. These are all little tiny dumb drones and you know the 800-3 maybe get through so it doesn't seem like we already need, we already have some kind of defenses and oh by the way if this whole thing comes to end Ukraine's on the hook! You guys pay for it, we're gonna take it This is theft To me It seems obvious They're stealing this money But, you know we're not taking Russia's money. No! We're just loaning it to Ukraine but if there is a ceasefire, peace deal, Ukraine will pay it back from Russia's own money, from their own reparations. Give me a break! This is insane... It's great it's such a scam It's how you do it I guess like wow come on man That's creative bookkeeping Very creative very very creative Alright did we need to play your other Morning Edition clip or are we good? No this is the one about Pfizer

CHAPTER 11 / 52 Discussion

Nordic Civil Defense, Bomb Shelters and Greenland

Following drone incursions, Denmark is being advised by Swedish experts to renovate its network of bomb shelters. The segment concludes with a prediction that President Donald Trump might offer to expand the U.S. missile defense shield to Denmark in exchange for Greenland.

sweden· denmark· bomb shelters· greenland· donald trump

29:30 About the drones, the other ones are different. If you want to play... Oh yeah the other drone? Yeah! It's changing the topic. Oh okay Like other Nordic governments Denmark urges citizens to store enough supplies To survive a minimum of three days with no access to electricity food or fresh water Since the drones first appeared What do they expect to happen and how is this going just stop the drones I've got at least I've got water At least i got a candy bar and a flashlight radio It's silly. I mean and the fact that the give me a star link or something you know this is dumb That would be yeah, yeah, it are fresh water

30:10 Since the drones first appeared September 22nd, people seem to be taking the recommendations more seriously than before. A home goods store in a Copenhagen suburb. Sales associate Peter Sandel said 20 liter containers of water were going fast. Like hotcakes! This morning we have this and this full... Alejandra and Alexander snagged the last camping stove on the store's shelf They said until now they'd half-heartedly followed the government advice on stockpiling, but the airspace incursions were a wakeup call. We bought all the water and all that was before the drones so now with the drones we were like... We need to get the last stuff that is on the list It's been a jolt for Danish authorities as well says Jakob Hallgren with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs

31:00 Sweden also went through a period like this shortly after the start of Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine, he explained. And invested a lot in renovating and expanding its network of bomb shelters. Hågren advises the Danish government to do the same. Living in Denmark you might have kind of thought that you were shielded from these developments but this is obviously no longer the case so So if they haven't, it's a really high time to make sure that those shelters are repaired and there is proper information about where you can find them. In the meantime, Trine says she knows what she'd like to do about those disruptive drones She joked to her policeman husband she would like to borrow one of his weapons And then my daughter, when she was 20 said, oh dad give her a pursuit

31:44 She emphasizes she was kidding but she hopes the Danish government does decide to shoot the drones down if they show up again. You know what I can almost predict what's gonna happen next President Trump is gonna come out with well you got to give us Greenland if you want to be safe Oh, that's a great...that's a good one. That would be a terrific move! But you know you want to be safe like we can expand the Golden Dome to Greenland and will give you little annex over Denmark This is, I mean well...I don't believe that. I think they've just got a bunch of numb nuts because of our boots on the ground like no one believes it they all think it's bullcrap The drones have flashing red lights yeah thats what im gonna do if Im Russia! I'm going to send a mysterious drone over and announce with a big flashing red light IM A DRONE! IM A DRONE! IM A DRONE!!!

32:38 You know, the funny thing is about it is they're all freaked out about the bomb shelters and all the rest. And like the clip we played in the last show where they talk about the Russians launched 900 drones into Ukraine and three people were killed. I keep bringing up this lack of consistency with or logic you said 900 drones to kill three people? What is Denmark worried about? They got enough people. How many people do they have? I don't know what their population is, but it doesn't matter with four or five drones compared to 900. Yeah that seems rather odd And they're worried that they think the drone... they're gonna attack Copenhagen?! Why?? Well because they have a monarchy you know North Sea Nexus They're under attack

33:36 I mean, I really have no idea. And by the way that stupid clip you played earlier about them You know that automated machine gun with that use AI? Yeah, AI! That thing will take out a flock of geese and it'll become the most controversial product ever Oh look at this 100 geese they're all dead They were trying to go down south Well, I hadn't thought about that. But it's...I mean isn't it obvious? It's gonna definitely kill birds! But isn't it obvious to people that the European Union meets in Copenhagen and you know why they would go there? They've got offices... That's a pretty town, that's why. They've got offices in Luxembourg, they have offices in Belgium, Brussels... Yeah, Luxembourg, none of them. Copenhagen is one of the prettiest if anyone wants to travel

34:24 They speak a lot of English there and Copenhagen is one of the prettiest towns in the world. Yes, so they went there for fun time and then they brought out some drones I could have flown that drone over the airport Who knows who's doing that? It's the same thing as the New Jersey drones. Could be some jokers. Launched from the Chinese mothership and we fell for it, I mean we didn't but... We didn't fall for it But the people on the East Coast did oh yeah we want to know Didn't panic like these guys They weren't getting water and diving into the bomb shelters no Water And radio flashlight radios come on

CHAPTER 12 / 52 Discussion

Discord Activism, Gen Z 212 and Global Protests

A new wave of youth-led protests organized via Discord is emerging in Morocco and Madagascar under the name "Gen Z 212." These movements, which focus on education reform and utility outages, are being compared to a new "Arab Spring" facilitated by digital platforms.

discord· morocco· madagascar· gen z 212· arab spring

35:04 The hand crank to hand crank. Yeah, yeah, yeah! Hand crank of course! Of course someone had a... China had another stockpile of those throw them out give them to him. Gotta get rid of these things. Yeah the Psyops are good today I mean can i just take a little um A little detour Just a quick one with two clips because we identified These Psyops taking place through Discord Oh yes, yeah. And it's now everywhere they even have a name and although they don't mention Discord in this first report they flash on the screen at discord login listen to this is Morocco

35:43 After a crowd disperses in the city of Wedge down the northeast of Morocco, a police van drives straight into protesters injuring one of them. An incident that happened on the fourth day of national protests which show no sign of dying down. Initial peaceful gatherings called for reform of education system and improvements to health care but protesters say the government has been neglecting Protesters by now greater in number on Tuesday night clashed with security forces in several cities across the country. Demonstrators threw stones at police who responded with dozens of arrests

36:25 Here close to Agadir, vehicles were overturned or set alight. Violence that Morocco's Association for the Defense of Human Rights condemned." The violence and repression we've seen in the past few days are really unprecedented. For the first time since at least the 1980s, youth can't even protest. They're being repressed, dispersed before they can even assemble and chant their slogans. The protest movement's organizers, the little-known collective Gen Z 212 have also called for calm. And in a communique issued on Tuesday night Morocco's coalition government said it would listen to the protesters demands and that it was willing to respond in a positive and responsible manner So this is the new group Gen Z212

37:13 They activate these kids on Discord and they're doing the same thing in Madagascar. Under mounting pressure from the streets, Madagascan President Andras Auel says he's dissolving the government The leader forced to take action after several days of protests across the country Maybe we haven't lived up to your expectations or listened to your cries for your fears What began as a youth-led movement against frequent power and water cuts quickly grew into a larger wave of discontent. The president just keeps lying, he doesn't listen to us all we want is for him to step down We want change At the forefront of the movement is Gen Z Despite violent crackdowns

38:01 Bloody clashes with police leaving several dead and dozens injured. The young protesters are vowing to continue, accusing others of taking advantage of the unrest. We were peaceful we were singing shouting calling for our rights a right to live but then some people took advantage of the situation and others acted out not really following the Gen Z movement's peaceful approach Despite its abundance of natural resources Madagascar remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with three quarters of the population living below the poverty line. Gen Zed, gen zee... This is it! This is a new Arab Spring Oh we don't- We need bread, we don't have any bread. There's no bread thing over there. Gen Zed 212 this isn't up and that Madagascar government The president dismissed the government over it. Now listen to these Gen Zedders

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People's Sick Day, Economic Blackout and Discord

A movement called "The People's Sick Day" is circulating on TikTok and Discord, calling for a three-day economic blackout where participants stop working and spending. To prevent corporate interference, organizers claim they will only announce the specific dates 48 hours in advance.

people's sick day· discord· economic blackout· tiktok· labor strike

38:54 The Gen Zers, oh yeah they're in control now. Please! We have a Discord thing happening here... In San Francisco or in your house? Well San Francisco is where the Discord is Yeah But you can set up your own Discord server You don't need to be part of the Discord company I think it's just open source software at this point Ah ya know, the whole thing seems like an Intel OptiMee but... Well it is People's sick day play this clip. This is the late. This is a lace cuz I guess blackout didn't go anywhere people sick day What if millions of us stopped working stop spending and stop producing all at the same time? There's a movement brewing It's called the people sick day and what it is, is a three-day economic blackout that means no work No shopping. No production just pause

39:46 Three days where we remind the system that without us, nothing moves. But here's the twist- We're not giving out the dates until 48 hours before because we don't want to give the corporations time To plan and stop us from having this happen Because let's be honest if they knew what we were planning they'd shut it down before it even started This isn't a protest. This is a strategic disruption to the machine that feeds off of our hard work and labor If you want to be a part of it go to the people's sick day.com Join the discord and join the movement this is how we stand up against what is happening in our country We need to shut it down. We need to shut it down So go to the people sick day com sign up for the discord, and you can get more information there

40:37 Yeah, Discord is open source. You can set up your own discord and it feels so you know like underground The this tick tock is rife with people talking about the people's discord and see what this is She's just chronically ill okay never mind She's not people sick she's chronically ill Discord man that said that's the thing the it isn't up an op machine We made Discord for gamers like ourselves, but other engineers have found it to be a great tool. I'll bet they do! And it's so easy These kids are all hopped up on medication anyway. Sigh op them these Gen Zers... Zetters. GenZed212 It's uh... It's a new world John. Oh, it's the same old world

41:38 It's the same old world. They just keep moving the goalposts around and... Now we're just supposed to hate our children, now we hate our children. Gen Zed children. I hate you child! You're my child? I hate you. You're ruining everything with your people sick day. People sick day. That's gonna go nowhere Well no of course not because they don't have the agitators in place like they do in these other countries And also they're not cutting the power. I'm sure that doesn't help No, you gotta cut the power. Yeah that's the best way to go So I have a couple of just as a little side bit I got a couple AI clips here Okay

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AI Deepfakes, Chuck Schumer and JD Vance Sombrero

A controversy has erupted over AI-generated videos posted by the Trump administration featuring Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries in sombreros. While Democrats label the videos racist, Vice President JD Vance defended them as jokes and "poking fun at absurdities."

chuck schumer· hakeem jeffries· jd vance· ai deepfakes· sombreros

42:18 Not AI clips, but AI versions of you know they're starting to I don't know if you followed the sombrero scandal. How could i not? It was possible one of the funniest things this year. When I mentioned it to Miriam she said what are you talking about really well she's busy running for city council So, if anyone hasn't heard the original... Now this is not safe for work. Oh. Woo! This is the AI Schumer. This was what started it off. This was the original one. No beeps? There's no beeps. Okay, all right this has got Schumer standing next to Jeffries who is wearing a sombrero with a big mustache Look guys there is no way to sugarcoat it Nobody likes Democrats anymore We have no voters left because of all our woke trans bullshit Not even black people want to vote for us anymore Even Latinos hate us So we need new voters

43:16 And if we give all these illegal aliens free healthcare, we might be able to get them on our side so they can vote for us. They can't even speak English? So they won't realize that were just a bunch of woke pieces of shit you know at least for awhile until they learn english and realize that they hate us too You know, now I'm really realizing how poor a job of AI that is. It doesn't even sound remotely like Schumer! I think it does Oh no... They trained it on his voice? I don't think so at all And there's a uh- After that ran there was a bunch of press conferences about what a scandal this is and how terrible racist Trump administration is

43:58 Schumer was bent out of shape about it, he felt very upset. And it's gone to the point where now Vance is gonna be giving out red sombreros that say make America great again and so there was a... The last thing that came out as this which is the AI Vance. This is Vance with his sombrero on but this is again all fake, it's not Vance and his sombreros junk just phony looking thing and this what he did Okay, esto es mucho simple. El Democrat Party is mucho retardo, okay? Mucho retardo. Wow! Especially el Joaquimo Jeffries y el Choco Schumer they are extra retardo so el Presidente and I cannot negotiate with these Democrat retardos it's imposible mucho imposible gracias amigos oh and make sure you el voto for LJD Vanso in el 2028

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Government Shutdown, Chuck Schumer and Federal Furloughs

The federal government has entered a shutdown as of October 1st, 2025. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House are using the event to implement "reduction in force" (RIF) measures, while Democrats are criticized for their past statements opposing shutdowns.

chuck schumer· mike johnson· russell vogt· government shutdown· doge

44:52 The whole thing. And the funny part is, is that the whole shutdown is really playing right into President Trump's cards I mean this is part of Doge like we're gonna riff people reduction in force it's almost like it was planned and they took the bait Yeah, well they've been doing this kind of consistent taking the bait. That's just like wow don't you see it? Well I have a question and they like to play the old clips I didn't make it cuz I didn't did this is all over the place but there was a collection of Schumer clips that goes back to 2009 where he goes on and on about how stupid It is to shut down the government He would never do it in Bob a lightness one clip after another for him saying pretty much the same thing which is his

45:37 crazy to shut down the government. It's just something that Republicans want to do, we would never do it I would never vote for this and he'd just on and on... And I guess according to some reports Mike Johnson had a reel of all these Democrats saying pretty much the same thing that he had running outside of his office on a monitor yeah just a bunch of you know super cut after another hmm I have a couple of shutdown theater clips which i think are probably relevant. This is going back to the pooper box We believe that layoffs are imminent, they are unfortunately a consequence of this government shut down In fact that's not normally a consequence of government shutdowns Furloughs are so as working without pay but typical or not the White House is doing it and the house speaker today defended

46:24 Look, if Russ vote has to make tough decisions whoever is the director of the Austin Management and Budget in a scenario like this has to make tough choices. We're talking about permanently firing people? Well I'm not sure that hasn't happened before but if-if the authority is there and he sees a program that is wasting taxpayer dollars you and I could both agree the government doesn't do everything in the most efficient manner. But isn't that your...I mean constitutionally that's your job Article 1 That is your job It is until Chuck Schumer decides to hand the keys to the president which is literally what he's doing Boom! There it is Yeah, it's great. That is exactly what happened! It was like played right into it so...it's unbelievable and of course it's sad because a lot of people will lose their jobs I think we're gonna see hundreds of thousands of reduction in force which if you look at the Doge executive order it's like all-in play and this very odd

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Shutdown Messaging, Blue State Funding and Mariachi Music

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to pause billions in spending for blue states, including mass transit projects in New York. In a provocative messaging move, the White House briefing room played mariachi music and looped the Jeffries sombrero meme for the press corps.

jd vance· russell vogt· white house· mariachi· government shutdown

47:18 So you have another one here. The administration is also using the crisis to either pause or cancel billions of dollars in already appropriated spending in blue states, including $18 billion for two big mass transportation projects here in New York. Vice President Vance was asked about that today Does announcing that today mean you guys are going to squeeze Chuck Schumer's home state until he blinks? Look, I haven't talked to Russ about this this morning. But look, I'm sure that Russ is heartbroken about the fact that he is unable to give certain things to certain constituencies The Russ he is referring to is Russell Vogt, the White House budget director. The vice president was also asked about the racist AI videos of minority leader Jeffries the president has been posting on social media this is the latest from today

48:08 Is it helpful to post pictures of leader Jeff Bezos and if you're trying to have good faith talks with him? Oh, I think it's funny. The president is joking and we are having a good time. You can negotiate in good faith while also poking fun at some absurdities of the Democrats positions and even poking some fun at the absurdity of the democrats themselves With thousands of federal workers now either working without pay, not working at all or even facing layoffs and millions of Americans not able to access federal services it's hard to see this as an opportunity too. As the vice president said be having a good time but there is What I'm missing in all of these reports, where's your Mexican-Americans who are all mad about this? Oh that's right! They're not mad about it. No of course not. Of course they've got the sense of humor. That's the whole point It's like they can't even find one Mexican

49:00 You'd think they would find one Mexican to say something. Pay one Mexican to say it, it's racist! Here is the continuation of this... So we played sound for Vice President Vance not just defending that AI racist video of Minority Leader Jeffries wearing a sombrero but also like celebrating that video and was playing on a loop in the briefing room today what are you hearing from the inside about that? It was not only displaying on a loop in the briefing room if you've never been in the press briefing room for those who haven't there are loudspeakers overhead so you can hear announcements or what's being said, or if there is an event going on with the president and the Rose Garden for example. They were playing that that mariachi music as well over the loud speakers for all the press coming in and out of the White House today inside the press briefing room it just kind of gives you this window John into how they're dealing with this and how

49:49 believe they have the upper hand when it comes to the messaging here and there's a moment here, they're being heavily criticized over this post by the president, by Democrats. And instead of backing off or apologizing for it they're leaning into it and playing music over loudspeakers on repeat inside the briefing room because they simply don't care about that criticism. It is like playing Metallica outside the Taliban enemy camp you know? Come on! This is so typical... We've even done it! Remember this? No, no, no. Hey! Hey! Good times, good times Miss Obama I miss him

CHAPTER 17 / 52 Discussion

Michelle Obama Podcast, Marriage and Chewing Habits

A recent podcast featuring Michelle Obama and her therapist included comments about her irritation with Barack Obama's chewing habits. Media commentators, including Dr. Drew Pinsky, suggest such specific irritations often signal the end of a relationship.

michelle obama· barack obama· dr. drew pinsky· podcast· marriage

50:43 So by the way, I didn't get any clips but did you hear Michelle and their latest podcast with her shrink? Oh goodness. I must have missed it! What did she say?! She goes on a rampage about how her and the girls... especially her just couldn't take it because of the way Barack chewed Really? And they went on and on about it. You're at the end of your marriage when that's irritating! No kidding?! That kind of ends days... I don't get it, he just says it's disgusting to watch him chew Wow, I remember my second wife as it was ending she got mad because the way I clinked my spoon into the bowl of cereal

51:30 That's so annoying. Yes, typically that is when a woman is like fed up at the end she's at the end it's done yeah this is what's going on here and in fact they had to be played that clip on Gutfellow when Drew Pinsky was on and he said exactly what you just said He says this sounds like the end of their relationship When things like chewing drive your nuts The way the guy chews I mean come on Here's a CBC report on the racist deepfakes. The fight has become deeply personal after President Donald Trump posted AI videos on social media attacking his opponents One video shows Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House leader wearing a photoshopped sombrero and mustache while an AI Schumer makes derogatory comments about black and Latino voters Jeffries called it fake and racist Oh I think it's

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Air Traffic Controllers, Federal Pay and Sick-Outs

Air traffic controllers and Customs and Border Protection agents are navigating the government shutdown, with many required to work without immediate pay. Reports suggest potential mass sick-outs at critical facilities if the shutdown continues past the next pay cycle on October 24th.

faa· air traffic control· natca· government shutdown· federal pay

52:26 Funny, the president's joking and we're having a good time. The vice president says good faith negotiations can take place in this environment dismissing concerns. Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist and I know that he said that and I honestly don't even know what that means This is symbolic of the bitterness of this moment with no sign a resolution in the near future Do you remember when Trump first term had some Native Americans in the Oval Office, and he was like you know we've got a we've got Pocahontas in Congress. Do you remember that? Only vaguely be nice to have a clip of it I'm actually looking um i don't think so but it was funny well i get some government shutdown clips and what i'd like to know before we get to your clips uh does this bother government employees we have a lot of them listening

53:23 that this jokery is going on? I don't think so yet because it starts, it started October 1st. Checks aren't until the 15th. I presume they get paid every two weeks right? I don't know. I think so here's an air traffic controller. I'm an air traffic controller in the western U.S., a lot of confusion regarding the government shutdown at ATC By law, ATC must operate. Controllers must show up to work even during a shutdown The FAA has emergency funding through Thursday night at midnight in the event the shut down isn't over by then After that the agency and controllers will be operating on an IOU By law all federal employees will receive back pay once the government reopens During the last shutdown in 2019 controllers missed two paychecks

54:08 On the last day of the $0 paycheck, about 10 controllers at the critical Jacksonville Center called off sick causing severe delays. There were also excessive sick outs and other key facilities since controllers now know that we can use sick leave without being charged there's no incentive to come to work if we're not going to get paid anyway our union NATCA is spineless and basically begging us to do the right thing, and not call off sick. I predict once funding runs out on Friday there will be mass sick-outs crippling airlines forcing Congress to do their job and pass a spending bill reopening the government." You're servant of the skies and master of the microphone! So that's... no one mad about the sombrero but... No one is going to get mad about the sombreros except Jeffries and Schumer Yeah yeah

55:01 They're the targets. Same with Customs Border Patrol boots on the ground, we were told to come to work tomorrow no matter what! We are HR and in charge of onboarding A few days ago they were designating just three or four employees to come in and bring new hires on board as of now though we're all going to work. We'll get a paycheck for September 22nd through 30th and get back pay for the rest later but the shutdown will only really negatively impact us if the shutdown goes through October 24th so you know...we have some time here for the more sombrero videos. Well, there's only five...the difference is five Democrats if they can get five which is not a lot by moderates to feel the pressure and then change their vote and the next thing you know it's done so that shouldn't take too long I don't think they're pushing it right now because I think they do want to do what you said which is entrap the democrats so they can start firing people

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Senate Gridlock, ACA Credits and Illegal Immigrant Healthcare

Senate Democrats blocked a stopgap bill to reopen the government, with the debate centering on Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and healthcare for undocumented immigrants. Representative Maxine Waters faced criticism for her comments regarding "healthcare for all people" during the funding dispute.

chuck schumer· maxine waters· affordable care act· medicaid· government shutdown

55:57 But let's go with this government shutdown. This is from NPR. Oh, you've got a series! Oh goodness... Well I'm sorry no this is from NTD so it's more objective. It's more anal! Day one of government shut down Senate Democrats blocked a procedural vote to reconsider a stopgap bill to reopen the government Our Washington correspondent Luis Eduardo Martinez has the latest on the story Republicans thought that they could barrel us into a shutdown because they didn't want to protect the health care of the American people. Well, now they've seen. They can't bully us, they can't barrel us. They don't have the votes to push their partisan bill through that did nothing to protect American healthcare. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has maintained his maximalist demands despite that members of his conference have already shown opposition to hold government funding hostage. We were elected

56:50 the problems of this country, not make them worse. And that's exactly what Donald Trump and his Republican henchmen are seeking to do." Does that language still work? His henchman... Hinchman! By the way what does it say with why did you barrel me?! What is he talking about? What barrel? Oh the Republicans are trying to barrel us. Wha-what? I'm I don't know. What does that mean? Have you ever heard that phrase before or that wordage like a term barrel like what is it stretch over a barrel pull us up put us over a barrel, over a barrel Like i haven't heard in this way no. I think he just came to me and said once and he had to say again It's just... He's an idiot

57:37 Let's play part two. You may have to back up. I thought I heard him say the horrible care act people. Affordable willingness to negotiate with Democrats their extension of affordable Care Act health care tax credits that they're demanding now, I would just stop you for a second So what exactly are they talking about? Because the Republicans say well They just want free healthcare for illegal immigrants and the Democrats are saying

58:22 that your Obamacare, your Affordable Care Act premiums will go up over 100%. Which one do you understand to be true if either? The Republican position is true for one thing the change in any of the Obamacare stuff doesn't take place till after this continuing resolution Is already done right so it's not even within this period So that's that's bullcrap and if fact good point. It's not until 2026 Yeah, yeah, so that's nonsense and so the other thing is is it's obvious that because they've said it I mean I mean Maxine Waters said it and this is what that Indian guy said it, that they want to keep up payments top-notch health care for the illegal immigrants. Maxine Waters said it like that?

59:10 She was, they had like it was what's his name? The pillow guy has his little TV network. They have- Mike Lindell the Pillow Guy. Mike Lindell's TV and they had some girl hounding Maxine harassing her basically going on and on and then got her to Maxine say isn't this just for healthcare for illegals and she kept hounding her and Maxine got pissed off she says look we want health care for everybody period walked off. So that's what it's about, it's about premium health care... I have the clip! Maxine Waters snapped when a reporter asked her about Democrats forcing a government shutdown over healthcare for illegal immigrants which is weird because usually she loves talking about giving away other people's money

1:00:04 where Americans quit it. Stop it, this is the kind of journalism we don't need. You're divisive- No I'm just asking a question! No you're not. Yeah no that's what I said. You were being divisive, please, you don't need to ask that question. You're just trying to get controversy here. You're not going to get it from me. We want to save healthcare for all people thank you. Thank you Congresswoman. Maxine Moore for all people yeah all people health care yes So that's so the Republicans are right. Okay, we continue arguing this is not the time to take the American people hostage The ACA credits don't run out until December But the best way to do that is to open the government and let's get back to this thing called regular order So we can have those debates We can have those committee hearings We can have those negotiations

1:00:54 Senate Republicans are focusing their messaging on moderate Democrats calling on them to vote for the continuing resolution to reopen government. Four more Democrats are needed to do so. I actually don't think it's going to be that long of a shutdown, this is pure guess from the Vice President United States because i think you already saw some evidence that moderate democrats are cracking a little bit they understand the fundamental illogic of this Chuck Schumer at the behest of a bunch of liberal far-left activist groups has walked his democrat colleagues into a boxed canyon. The continuing resolution that house republicans pass and senate republicans support extends levels of government funding set by democrats during the Biden administration Republicans have also chosen not to enact the spending cuts proposed by Department of Government Efficiency

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White House Briefing, JD Vance and Sombrero Memes

Vice President JD Vance made a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing to address the shutdown. Vance jokingly offered to stop the "sombrero memes" if Hakeem Jeffries helped reopen the government, positioning himself as the administration's primary spokesperson on the issue.

jd vance· hakeem jeffries· white house· truth social· ai memes

1:01:43 Ultimately, Democrats have already voted for current levels of government funding 13 times in the past. Hmm yeah Yeah So this is kinda nuts Let's go to part 3 Good evening Mari What is the White House saying about the government shutdown? Tiff good evening Yes The White House is blaming Democrats for the government shut down Saying that it impacts active duty troops critical food assistance and flood insurance as we enter hurricane season and Vice President J.D. Vance today is saying this at a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing, watch. Whatever those disagreements are you don't shut down the government over it for the first time since the Democrats have been in politics they're now saying that unless we get every policy item that we demand we're going to shut down the people's government they're trying to take a hostage and we're not gonna let them The White House website featuring a government shutdown

1:02:37 down clock and the press secretary leaving this message on the White House comment line. Meanwhile, Vice President Vance says he doesn't think the shutdown will be long. He's calling on more moderate Democrats today to join Republicans in voting to keep the government open So three moderate Democrats joined 52 Republicans last night. We need five more. While Republicans have offered a clean short-term budget bill, the White House criticizing Democrats for holding the economy hostage for what it calls free health care for illegal immigrants. Though Democrats say that's not what they're demanding. Political leadership of their party has got it into their heads that the only way to be compassionate is to be compassionate to illegal aliens rather than American citizens No! The law...the law is clear

1:03:31 That no Medicaid, no Medicare. No ACA couldn't go to any undocumented immigrants so Federman voted for the continuing resolution Cortez Mastro from Nevada and King from Maine that's interesting that man They must be hating Fetterman right now turns out to be a pretty pretty funny dude Yeah everyone surprised by that You see he's actually kind of down-to-earth yeah When he had the stroke, that's when he became a Democrat.

1:04:09 says something doesn't it? I got part four you play. And Tiff, i don't know if you've seen this but the white house has been replaying this meme in the briefing room It's a post that president trump originally put on his truth social of house minority leader hakim jeffries in a sombrero Don't cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face. Vice President Vance says he makes the solemn promise to stop the sombrero memes if Hakeem helps reopen the government. Jeff, back to you. We're gonna sombrero meme you bro! Wow... We're gonna stop this sombrero memes It's notable that Vance is really the mouthpiece for this

1:05:13 President Trump is, you know he just reposted what and by the way if that was an AI meme someone needs to turn their large language model in it wasn't all that great. No they're talking about the AI part was Schumer's voice right well even I mean the rest of it that wasn't here I mean even when the faith the one with Vance which we played had had the sombrero on his head this umbrella was fixed yeah so when Jeffrey's with his sombrero when he turned It's like, Tom Brow didn't move at all. He was just stuck on the frame. That is bullcrap! It was very poorly done to be honest about it. Yes but Vance is the mouthpiece and that's noticeable. Noticeable I just think that's notable let's put it that way

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Shutdown Predictions, Moderate Democrats and Funding

The hosts predict the government shutdown will be short-lived, as moderate Democrats may break ranks to support current funding levels. They suggest the administration is using the event to pressure the opposition while maintaining a focus on other priorities like Greenland.

donald trump· chuck schumer· moderate democrats· government shutdown

1:05:58 Vance is the one that's doing the talking here. Of course, he seems to be the point man for them. Hey Vance you take this sombrero stuff I'm gonna go get Greenland. I'll get Greenland and you give Jeffries. Yeah Wow That's pretty incredible Okay So I predict two weeks what do you think? Oh, it might not even go that long. I mean the last time they did during Trump's first term they did have a one month shutdown. Yeah it took a month and that was the longest ever so who knows? Back to AI... But hold on one second! They're gonna have to give on something. The Republicans? No yeah they'll have to give the Democrats something. You think the Democrats will just fold because of this sombrero

1:06:54 Like, stop with the Sombrero. No they're gonna fold because you're going to get some... They don't need but the four votes they say I thought was five is four and it's just the same funding that's been going on there's no reason to change anything they supposed to change when you actually do a bill not the continuing resolution just keep spending the same money yeah There's no reason to change Well, so they're gonna have to give a reason to buckle. It'll be like we just didn't want to subject the American people anymore to sombrero memes! I don't know how they- They'll come up with some good reason... They have too

CHAPTER 22 / 52 Discussion

Tilly Norwood, AI Actors and Hollywood Backlash

The introduction of Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated actress created by Dutch comedian Eline van der Velden, has sparked outrage in Hollywood. Real actors, including Emily Blunt and Whoopi Goldberg, have spoken out against the use of AI performers as talent agencies show interest in signing the digital creation.

tilly norwood· eline van der velden· emily blunt· whoopi goldberg· ai actors

1:07:30 So I have this, the big scandal going on in AI is Timmy Norwood. This is... These kids- You don't think so? No it's not a scandal! It's one of the best marketing campaigns I've ever seen. It's outstanding They're basically just trying to get an agent An agent for some woman who isn't real This AI model is not in movies that doesn't have any gigs booked Isn't getting sides for scripts You know, it's like... Yeah but it got Hollywood all bent out of shape. They go one person after another going if anyone hires her we're gonna quit the agency and that sort of thing I'm telling you It is a Dutch woman although she has a British accent She was just a genius marketing ploy Like oh! We are shopping for agents That's when... because thats one of the hardest things Breaking into show business

1:08:26 The first and probably hardest step is getting an agent. Like, oh you got an agent? Nah not yet I'm trying to get one no one will take me yeah who's your agent well he also represents uh you know whoever Julianne Thomas. Three seasons and a podcast meet Tilly Norwood the world's most controversial new actor can she cry on Graham Norton Well, she might seem real on screen and on her social media. Take a closer look. Can you tell? Tillie Norwood 100 percent AI generated. Yep, she's fake. Tillie Norwood is the first creation from a new studio that develops A.I. actors. And this morning her mere existence has sparked outrage and concern about the use of artificial intelligence in Hollywood

1:09:15 We have so far lost the plot. What are we doing? The backlash to Tilly Norwood igniting over the weekend after her creator, Dutch actor and comedian Alina van der Velden said multiple talent agents have shown interest in signing the AI actress according to Deadline that news prompting real actors to speak out in protest Emily Blunt calling it really, really scary in an interview with Variety urging agencies to please stop. Really, really scary! Vonda Reldon posting a lengthy statement defending the invention comparing it to animation or CGI writing Tilly Norwood is not a replacement for human being but creative work piece of art that sparks conversation Whoopi Goldberg among those responding The problem with this In my opinion humble opinion Don't care Is that you are

1:10:02 suddenly up against something that's been generated with 5,000 other actors. So it's a little bit of an unfair advantage." The debate over Tilly Norwood just the latest in the battle between creative artists and AI. Where was that report from? Is that from CBS ABC where is that from NBC I think because i have a CBS CBC report from Canada which sounded remarkably similar three seasons and a podcast. Exactly the same report! Yeah, the same opening. It's the whole... it's the same report! It's a package okay? It's a package listen I'll play with the same game. Good catch. Three seasons and a podcast

1:10:42 Meet Tilly Norwood, the world's battling with villains on-screen. Bragging about getting gigs and battling with villains on screen in a skit this is Tilly Norwood an AI generated actress created by the company Particle 6 Its CEO, Eline van der Velden says entertainment companies are interested. By the way I'm not familiar with this Dutch actress and comedian...I haven't really been keeping up but I don't think she's very well known in Holland. With Tilly you know when we first launched her it was people- Especially with that accent! Like nooo that's not gonna happen and now its you know we're going to announce who she is going which agency is going to be there for her. I don't know if she does porn one as many I am out of the business.

1:11:32 in the next few months. She said this during a panel at the Zurich Film Festival last weekend. Ah, there it is! See that's how she did it she launched at the Zurich film festival we're getting an agent for our AI since then Hollywood has been up in arms actors like Whoopi Goldberg Simu Liu and Emily Blunt are speaking out. Same package This is a how I think Hollywood just distributed a package to everybody don't you think? Hollywood would be the beneficiary of this. Of course they would! They love it! It's cheap, that's... And by the way thinking it's cheap reminds me of their early days of CGI Yes When you know they would do a few special effects using the computers instead actually blowing up a building They had a computer doing and then pretty soon the movies became so CGI centric

CHAPTER 23 / 52 Discussion

Hatsune Miku, Virtual Celebrities and CGI Costs

The discussion on AI actors references Hatsune Miku, a virtual pop star in Japan who has maintained a massive following for over a decade. The hosts note that while AI and CGI are initially seen as cost-saving measures, they often become more expensive as technology demands increase.

hatsune miku· japan· cgi· virtual idols· ai celebrities

1:12:21 that it costs a fortune in computing power to do it. So you think it's cheap at first, and then becomes more expensive. Now I want to mention the reason why I bring this up is because all these people got, oh, see on all these networks they're all bent out of shape and the fallback was always well don't worry about it because the public is never going to have the same feelings for these sort of celebrities and they went on and on just cause not a real person so there's not gonna be any attachment kind of ignore Hatsune Miku. Hatsune Miku? Hatsune Miku is a fake person in Japan that is extremely popular and she's been around since at least 2012, she's been around for over a decade and it's a you can look her up h-a-t-u-s I'm sorry h-a-t-s-u-n-e miku m-i-k-u

1:13:20 Pop star mm-hmm and everyone knows she's a fake And everyone loves her. Like, she's like the girl next door and so this is more of a threat than they think it is and there are... Everyone ignores the phenomenon of... Is she anime or real? She's anime isn't she? No! She's not anime. Oh but I'm looking at Hatsune Miku and the whole YouTube page is filled with anime Well that might be full maybe that pages but Look at look at images on do it an image search and look for her. She's real she's kind of a pretty Japanese girl Okay, and separate once in awhile or cheese has cross eyes. Oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, and she was very popular so this is not something that should be taken lightly hmm well

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AI Companionship, FriendAI and Human Isolation

New AI companies like FriendAI and Lovesyou.ai are marketing digital companions to combat loneliness. These services, which often involve wearable pendants or text-based interaction, are criticized for further isolating humans and replacing real relationships with "AI slop."

friendai· lovesyou.ai· ai companionship· gen z· isolation

1:14:11 Ultimately it's bad for humanity. You lose touch with humans, we're being psyoped into technology I mean you look at the latest AI... And by the way what you just said is reminding me of that meeting that Hegseth had Because all the counter arguments why don't they just send an email? He didn't have to bring them all together when when the old-timers in the military said yeah, you want face-to-face Yeah You want face-to-face and what you just said is a reflection of these the same doofus as it's or they could have sent out an email Or a Zoom call would have done the same thing. Which is not true! If you look at the popular new AI companies, lovesyou.ai, friendAI is really funny one I couldn't clip it because doesn't come across as the pendant you wear around your neck and you press to talk to your friend

1:15:05 But this is it. And your friend is the pendant? Well, no your friend then texts you something You talk to your friend by pressing the pendant and then it sends you a text message On the phone that you're carrying around incessantly and holding in your hand as you walk down the street Men AND women? So, you know this is where it's headed. I mean in this regard who even cares about a movie unless we all have the same friend AI or the same lovesyou dot ai?

1:15:41 The Gen Zers, you know they're all going for it. Not just Gen Zed but the boomer's even! I'm lonely. Oh is...I have a friend now. I have a friend in my phone who listens My friend listens to me It's extremely bad for humanity But this is what I think there's no stopping it It's no stopping it. So we'll have AI movies, you know all generated characters... I've given up! Wait a minute they said the slop is gonna kill it No but people will love the slop this is what I'm coming to realize Oh its slop but I love it We're like pigs! AI Slop! I Love It! I'm A Pig!

CHAPTER 25 / 52 Discussion

Film Tariffs, George Clooney and Federal Incentives

President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on films produced outside the United States to bring production back to Los Angeles. Actor George Clooney responded by calling for federal tax incentives to support "below the line" workers like grips and cinematographers who are losing jobs to international markets.

donald trump· george clooney· film industry· tariffs· hollywood

1:16:28 Well, not everybody. But a lot of people are going to go for that! They're AI pigs they want more slop give me slop I love it I'm a pig give it to me Then there's one other little Hollywood ditty since we're on the topic. Now also on Monday Donald Trump upped his tariff war saying the US will now impose a 100% tariff on films made outside the country it's still unclear how those tariffs would operate since movies and TV shows can be transmitted digitally without going through a port like a car or electronics but the announcement still is making waves in the film industry here's reaction from George Clooney speaking in New York

1:17:10 It really happens it would be pretty damaging to the business. Look, he's not wrong about the idea that businesses have left Los Angeles they have in droves What we need is you know the money is a tax incentives that you get here in New York by the way They're building studios here because there's so much work We need those and by the way if he really wants to fix it Then we should talk about a federal incentive Sure to keep people working in Los Angeles because there are tons of below the line people grips and cinematographers who are losing their jobs because Work is going away now Hollywood always wants to be subsidized Give us money so we can continue to work. No, I

1:17:56 No, we got AI slop coming to everybody. Look at the pigs! They love it. I love it." We're also focused on trans people but transhumanism is just moving forward. Again the brain-computer interface is on the way... You'll live forever by the way this show will never end It'll just be John Adam AIs tapped into the system creating podcasts forever Well, we're gonna stay in the Hollywood theme. I do have the Netflix clips Oh what's it? I didn't think there was any news on Netflix What's going on? Yeah, it's scandalous. What joining us now to start with wait Wait, wait, wait, wait start with Netflix versus Musk for the background Oh backgrounder Elon Musk is urging parents to boycott Netflix and a meme shared on X that musk reacted to today

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Elon Musk, Netflix Boycott and Cocomelon Controversy

Elon Musk is urging parents to boycott Netflix over LGBTQ themes in children's programming, specifically citing a clip from "Cocomelon." Critics argue that Netflix has shifted its content strategy in recent years to include "gender ideology" in shows marketed to young children.

elon musk· netflix· cocomelon· lgbtq· boycott

1:18:53 fifth Musk reposted a clip from the series writing quote, this is not okay. Marketed as suitable for children aged seven and up the show includes a character who comes out as identifying as transgender. The character says quote I've never been happier other kids shows that feature LGBT themes include the dragon prince Shira and the princesses of power in the owl house

1:19:37 Well, I'm glad that you got clips of this because i saw the story come by and just like more trans stories. I'm not interested so clearly there's something there otherwise you wouldn't have made three anals of it Analysis yes what are you talking about? well I'm just reading the clip name Okay, well let's play some of these analysis clips starting with... Joining us now to discuss is Will Hild, executive director of consumers research. Will thank you so much for joining us great to see again now first what do you make of Musk's accusations against Netflix?

1:20:16 I think they're entirely accurate. This is a company that has pushed awoke agenda with children for years now, lives of tick tock posted two or three year old clip from Cocoa Melon where they have a kid cross dressing dancing for his two gay dads which is obviously reignited controversy around that show as well today it's long overdue and I'm glad that someone with the prominence of Elon is pushing back in your view Is there a risk that many parents don't know that Netflix programs their kids are watching may contain LGBT content or themes that promote transgenderism? Yeah, it's a huge risk. And it's something that Netflix has been pushing without really advertising yet or making it clear that that's what they're doing with kids. They just put it into otherwise normal shows like I said, Cocomelon, I think had like 10 or 15 seasons with absolutely none of that in it

1:21:06 until this past couple of years and they've started introducing it. So that's the other issue is sometimes you'll start watching a show, and it's unclear that it contains that kind of transgender ideology or LGBTQ ideology. And then maybe leave the room while you let your kids watch it. And suddenly they're being indoctrinated with this kind gender ideology nonsense. Suddenly your daughter is a boy! Cocoa Melon? Is that the name of the show, Cocoa Melon? I guess but but i think what's overlooked in this analysis is the fact that this only happened in last couple years yes and I've noticed it too with the memes about Netflix

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Moonbug Entertainment, Blackstone and British Media

An investigation into the ownership of "Cocomelon" reveals it is produced by Moonbug Entertainment, a British company owned by Candle Media and backed by Blackstone. The hosts characterize the show's content shifts as a targeted cultural influence from British and corporate interests.

moonbug entertainment· blackstone· candle media· cocomelon· netflix

1:21:43 They've done, you know they have a Netflix remakes. It used to joke is always be here's the Disney remake and there'd be some white girl would be some Latino black Latino lesbian that would be the Disney remake. And now you have this meme has been shifted to Netflix an only recently so that somebody got into Netflix This is like the bald guys in the military. Somebody got into Netflix, Bobby Baldi. Hire more of them! Well who was that guy? The guy from Biden's administration in the transportation department wasn't he in transportation? The guy who kept stealing the suitcases with women's clothes? Oh the suitcase guy... He was a nuclear uh... The nuclear guy yeah. He needed a gig so went to Netflix

1:22:34 That's possible. I mean something happened to Netflix and it has only been within the last couple of years, it seems... And so now this is kind of getting pushed back on them with these and this is one of the I think this is gonna, what we're playing here as the beginning of a pushback. Here we go. And will we have seen increasing concern from parents over the types of content being pushed on their children from say books to TV shows? Now one of the Netflix shows in question Dead End Paranormal Park is marketed to those seven and up Do you see there being a need for regulation on what does or doesn't count as being for kids? That's a great question. I'm generally loathe to have the government engage in the regulation of speech, but one of the exceptions that we all pretty much agree to is that certainly doesn't apply when you're talking about children. This is something that we've seen in efforts to prevent children from accessing pornography and a number of different states like Florida and Virginia and Texas

1:23:31 And I think there is a question here of whether this is something that we want to protect children from. It also, you know, this isn't incidental these corporations have an agenda of pushing this stuff our organization consumers research went after State Farm insurer many years ago because they were working with a project called the gender cool initiative and they were buying books aimed at kids as young as five and that's not my word that's it was said on the book kids fiving up that had titles like a kid's book about being transgender or a kids' book about being non-binary. And they were buying these books and donating them to public schools, to get them in the hands of children explicitly

1:24:09 So it really if this was just something that was accidental or a writer had slipped something in, that'd be a little different. But it's clear that Netflix and a lot of other corporations have an agenda to target children with this kind of radical ideology that's you know back to form of grooming in a lot of ways. Well didn't take me very long to figure out under the new lens of the North Sea Nexus. Cocoa Melon produced by Moonbug Entertainment Limited British Children's Media Company Headquartered in London. This is an attack on the American children by the Brits, let's turn them all a trans Yeah Let's cause or let's cause a ruckus and who let me see who owns this one last second when we look at the moon bug owned by candle media

1:24:57 Uh, oh Blackstone. There you go. Blackstone co-funded by former Disney executives? Okay there you go. Oh! But wait there's more! Candle Media owns Moonbug Entertainment, Hello Sunshine and the production company of Israeli thriller series...oh we got The Jews in there This is a quagmire It's a double whammy Yeah You always gotta look at who owns this stuff and who's producing it So it called Brunetti asking about cocoa melon. He won't know anything about it. He doesn't know anything does he? No, she knows more than you'd imagine he knows a lot use but I don't think he knows about this this sort of thing the sort of sinister stuff so They also have done ABC kid TV cocoa melon

CHAPTER 28 / 52 Discussion

Asset Managers, Disney and AI Streaming Alternatives

The influence of large asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard is cited as a reason why companies like Disney and Netflix maintain "woke" agendas despite consumer pushback. There is a call for Elon Musk to create an alternative streaming platform to compete with established media giants.

blackrock· vanguard· bob iger· larry fink· netflix

1:25:50 I guess they launched on YouTube, interestingly. So Netflix... Okay in June 2020, Cocoa Mountain launched on Netflix. Well it's an attack from the Brits that's-I'm just gonna call it that way What else could it be? Is it popular in Britain? I'm not going to argue with you because this thesis seems to be holding up. Yes, let's go the last clip. Following Musk's call for a boycott Netflix stock closed down 2.3%. Now looking back Disney took a significant hit after it was accused of doing the same thing Do you think we could see Netflix changing its direction as a result how likely is that

1:26:31 Well, it's unclear. See one of the problems that we've got in pushing back on corporate America is that the large asset managers like BlackRock State Street and Vanguard control so many of the shares of the company that they can insulate the executive class from a lot of the bad decisions that they're making from a consumer standpoint I think that's part of what's going on with Disney. Disney shares have been in the tank their five-year performance especially when relative to the S&P 500 have been absolutely abysmal But they actually brought back the CEO that took them in a woke turn, Bob Iger. And I think that's because of the influence of CEOs like Larry Fink at BlackRock and others at Vanguard and State Street. So I think that's a problem we really need to solve it is one of the main things we focus on at Consumers Research

1:27:12 We need to get these asset managers out of the business of insulating executives from the consequences you know, rocket company car company but he's also barely going to create a competitor to Wikipedia and is active in the AI space in a very aggressive way so it would be great if she was to put those type of resources and his mind power behind a alternative to Netflix and a lot of times what

1:27:50 The real allure of these stations, of these streaming stations is not so much the stuff that they make. It's the licenses that they have purchased over the years. That's certainly the case with Disney. A lot of this stuff they're making now isn't that popular but they hold the keys to seeing a lot of the old intellectual property that people beloved around Mickey Mouse and Cinderella and all that kind of stuff. And Netflix is the same way. Here's what they need to do someone needs to start the AI slop streaming station and just have AI slop all day running on it. It's everywhere! I think you're ahead of your time there with that idea. Sombrero videos, AI friends making out with other AI friends... We're still analog man. Podcasting is pretty much the only technology left that is just normal for normal people without video. We're actually digital Yeah but we are not AI

CHAPTER 29 / 52 Discussion

Free Speech Terminology, Jonathan Turley and Slander

The hosts discuss the terminology of "free speech" versus "freedom of speech," concluding that simply using the word "speech" is more accurate under the First Amendment. They reference legal scholar Jonathan Turley's views on the protection of all speech, regardless of its content.

jonathan turley· free speech· first amendment· slander· linguistics

1:28:50 No. We're analog into people's ears, you know? No distractions! I'm in your head... no distractions between your ears listen to me donate. Donate?! So i've made a decision and okay I'm glad you made a decision one just it's one at one month one decision I am NO longer going to complain about people saying free speech Yeah! Versus freedom of speech. I'm just going to call it speech because, you know putting something in front of it... Ooh but that's actually a good solution Yes because it's all about speech You know the freedom of speech is not a kind of speech It's just speech I have the given God-given right to speech I can speak, I can speech, I can say whatever I want Now obviously if I slander someone and that's a different issue But it's just speech No it's the same issue

1:29:50 What do you mean? It's still speech. It's speech, yeah it's just speech. But you happen to be slanderer. Well yes it is but I can still use speech but the government can't stop me from slandering somebody as someone if I slander someone they can get me in trouble for lying or disparaging, but speech is just speech. Right! And all this freedom of speech and free speech... It's not good. Just say speech. Speech in the United States is protected. Speech Not free speech, not freedoms, just speech Then so Jonathan Turley, who I like. Yeah he's great! He's a professor at Georgetown and i think if I was a student and I could take one of his courses I think it would be dynamite Oh I'd take it too You know if you take...I have to say this to people that start going to college we have a few out there just don't take courses take professors

CHAPTER 30 / 52 Discussion

Digital Services Act, Hillary Clinton and UK Censorship

Hillary Clinton is criticized for encouraging the European Union to use the Digital Services Act (DSA) to force censorship on American citizens and platforms like X. The segment also highlights recent arrests in the UK related to social media posts, which the hosts view as a dangerous precedent for global speech restrictions.

hillary clinton· digital services act· elon musk· uk· censorship

1:30:48 Find out the guys who are super talented and take their courses, whatever it is. It doesn't matter just take that because there's people that you're learning from not- Yes I recommend Prof G I don't. Neither do I! So Jonathan Turley, this showed up in my timeline and i was like well that's interesting this is about speech and the North Sea Nexus and in particular the middle management of the monarchs and the City of London. and also places like Canada. The US anti-free speech movement began in higher education, then metastasized throughout the government but this has all reached our shores now. The Berlin World Forum followed the remarks of Vice President Vance

1:31:54 on free speech and the EU was red hot. They gathered in Berlin, and it was the most anti-free speech gathering I've ever been part of. There's only two of us from the free speech community. And they are committed! Hillary Clinton was there, she really fueled the anger when Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk, she called on the EU to use the infamous Digital Services Act which is one of the most anti-free speech pieces of legislation in decades and she called upon you to use the DSA to force the censorship of American citizens. Force people like Musk to censor this extraordinary act by someone who was once a presidential candidate in the United States

1:32:41 But they are committed to it and after the World Forum, they further globalized this effort. And they are threatening companies like Ax with ruinous fines unless they resume censoring American citizens. This is so bad! And it's really not even discussed properly what is happening in the UK. I mean, I've seen videos of the cop showing up wanting to talk to some woman's daughter because she viewed a post? She viewed a post! Yeah yeah well here is like a clip with the magistrate that reading the riot act for somebody for Facebook post. I don't have the whole clip as too long but the guy got prison time What?!

1:33:29 Hold on a second. I think i've seen this is this the guy with it with the with the funky wig? I need one of those wigs They all have fun Those wigs are great uk magistrate questioning why you wrote because they're over here given life of riley off the tax us hard-working people earn When it could be put to better use come over here with no work visa No trade to their name and sit down and dos and then there's more people being put out homeless each year. They get top banned priority on housing, you went on to say that you did not want your money going to immigrants who quote rape our kids and get priority although you said that you had no intention of carrying out any act of violence there can be no doubt that you were inciting others to do so otherwise

1:34:27 Why post the comment Wow And he went he got fined or went to jail. It was up to seven years no Yeah, so the thing is but the common at the end is why I cut it off there He said he said yeah you didn't want inside violence But your but why else would you post? Yeah another way opinion your opinions no good and No, according to this guy and he's of this class and I think which brings us back to your thesis but of this class of people the assumption is that if you post at all You say anything. You're doing that only to incite violence because that's the only possible reason you do it Yeah Which is illogical Wow

1:35:24 Yeah, and the discussion really isn't being held over here about what's happening. And it's not that way in the EU yet but it kind of is just you know... But it is Germany for sure! Well Germany? Well the reason why we don't hear coming out of Germany because if you post about it go to jail You can even say that they're doing this Right, yeah. I know it's really pretty...it's quite interesting and is subtle but the fact that Hillary Clinton would be over there encouraging it tells you that again she was in the Rhodes Scholar. She's not a Rhodes Scholar because her husband was but we already identified her as part of The Nexus

CHAPTER 31 / 52 Discussion

Political Violence Poll, NPR and Free Speech Restrictions

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that 30% of Americans believe they may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track. The poll also indicates that 80% of citizens believe the country has gone too far in restricting speech across political lines.

npr· pbs· political violence· free speech· jimmy kimmel

1:36:07 So it makes nothing but sense that she'd go over there and promote this idea. She's a horrible person. Yes, she is! She is a horrible person. My goodness... my goodness Wow And people are still bent out of shape that she didn't beat Trump Yeah well you know NPR did a poll This was kind of an interesting little segment that I got about political violence speaking of violence And they polled, I guess their listeners? Well let's have a listen to this. The federal government is shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate could not agree on a funding bill A new NPR PBS News Marist poll was out this morning and it found that more people would blame Republicans for shutdown In a few minutes we'll speak with Democratic Representative Rosa DeLauro about her party strategy

1:37:00 First, though more details from that poll. It found the overwhelming majority believe children should be vaccinated before they're going to school and that it's more important to control gun violence rather than protect gun rights. NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro has all the numbers so Domenico let's start with a shutdown what did the poll find? This is I mean this is NPR listeners, NPR PBS So this is the target demo for the Democrats. Now, 31% would blame both parties equally. Trump and Republicans get low approval ratings but Democrats in Congress are worse just 25% approve of them that's because of Democrats by the way less than half approve of members of their own party in Congress so a lot of politics to play here as the shutdown goes on now one thing that really jumps out on this survey which you've written about this morning on NPR org the idea that more people believe they might have to resort violence

1:38:11 fix things. I mean, how many people are we talking about? Yeah the number is up to 30% who think that they may have to resort to violence to get the country back on the right track. That's up 11 points from when we asked that question in April of last year! First of all what kind of question is that to ask?! Hey I know let's ask people if they want political violence yeah that's a good idea so what do you think driving them largely it's changed views among some Democrats. I mean, they've gone from just 12% saying violence might be necessary to now 28%. That's a pretty big jump but Republicans are higher still at 31%, that's also a marginal increase from last year and everybody wants to fight even a quarter of independents are saying this

1:38:55 saying this now. You know, it's important to remember though 70% of people do not feel this way more than three quarters say political violence is a major problem and other polling has shown that when specific acts of violence are polled the numbers are much lower still it's pretty alarming though that people are increasingly feeling this way yeah now okay let's get to free speech something we've been talking about a lot since Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air for a week after the Trump administration pressured ABC and its affiliates so how are people feeling about free speech in America? Well, they're not feeling like it's very free. Roughly eight in 10 say they think that the country has gone too far in restricting speech that crosses political lines with almost nine Democrats and independents saying this as well as almost two-thirds of Republicans Remember conservatives were the ones who were saying for years that they felt their speech, their free speech rights were being curtailed on college campuses and online so a lot of people now have gripes with what can and can't be said in the country And that is showing up in this poll

1:39:49 People also believe the federal government should play a minimal role in regulating speech. Just 15 percent said they think it should be a major role, it should have a major role in doing so. 44 percent said it should play only a minor one another 4 and 10 uh said it should play no role at all does not bode well No, that's actually not good numbers. Because it should be nobody... I mean it says right there in the first amendment they can't do anything! The government should be kept by the Constitution says no government can't do jackabout speech one way or another and you can't make any laws to infringe on it

1:40:28 Which is my version of doing jack. Yes, yes, yes Well speech I'm just called so long way to say I'm just calling it speech well you can do what you want? I'm gonna Do exactly what I want yeah, that's what else is new Speaking of speech and wait we would I got up since we were kind of on the topic. I'm about free speech speech have you Have you I don't have to do what I want to do too. I know but i'm gonna contradict You no, you're going to you got your being a uh scold? Yes. I'm going to speech scold you Yeah, you can do what you want Thank you This is a funny bit that ran. Uh just been floating around on the brit card Oh yeah, this is the old lady at the bus

CHAPTER 32 / 52 Discussion

Brit Card, Digital ID and Programmable Currency

A satirical video about the "Brit Card" highlights concerns over digital IDs being used to track alcohol consumption, travel, and carbon footprints. The discussion extends to programmable digital currencies in China that can expire if not spent, which the hosts link to Universal Basic Income (UBI) concepts.

brit card· digital id· ubi· china· bitcoin

1:41:18 Yeah, the old lady at the bus. It starts with an old lady at the bus and she doesn't have a Brit card. Are they calling it the Brit card? Well I think somebody must be calling it the Brit card but this is the digital ID that some people want. There's one aspect of this that's completely overlooked and I'll bring it up in the end. Can I see your Brit card please? I don't have one! Can I get another pint, please? Sorry sir. Your Brit card says you've exceeded your alcohol quota for this week. Sorry sir. Your Brit card says you've already flown twice this year We're having to restrict passengers with higher than average emissions profiles. Sorry! I'm afraid your funds have been temporarily frozen

1:42:00 Your recent social media post did not align with the government's narrative. Sorry, I'm afraid your BRIT card says you cannot purchase any more meat this week as part of our commitment to achieving net zero. I've just logged in using my BRIT card and it's saying I've already had three hours of internet today and it's locked me out! Okay, so what's being you know and this is all good stuff because that's exactly what would be happening. Mm-hmm Computer says no Yeah but the thing that they were experimenting with in China and their digital currency And I've run into this because when I went to South Africa I used a I got a bunch of travelers checks in rams

1:42:47 And what the Chinese are experimenting with, and which I experienced with these traveler's checks is expiration of funds. Right but that has nothing to do with the Brit card per se? It would if the digital currency all of a sudden... Well that's because you could do this with real currency too because they deal with it with these travelers' checks But the idea is that 50, let's say you got $500 a week and that money that goes into the...and it's easier to do with the digital currency because you can just put a tag on that 500 and that 500 expires and must be spent within 30 days. This is all part of the UBI concept? So that way, you know, you have all this money… You can't save! No

1:43:39 Because they don't want you saving, because that way you can build up wealth. I mean yeah i'm in agreement with you but you're kind of jumping the gun now the EU will have their digital euro they're going to do that but the UK...I don't know..they are not there yet No! I think it's something you have to bring in The Chinese are experimenting with it see if people go along with the program But it stinks Yes it stinks There is only one way around and thats Bitcoin No cash Yeah Yeah, wow. Also gold? Okay yeah. Here can I... Do you have a cheese scraper so I can tip you? Well it's slightly impractical but so is Bitcoin for that matter No, Bitcoin is digital gold It's a lot more practical Yeah, you got digital in there Yeah but okay well I'm not going to argue with you because your'e a boomer You're the one thats the big gold bug until just recently Until 2020

CHAPTER 33 / 52 Discussion

Gold Bullion, Asset Protection and Krugerrands

An anecdote about a supervisor who hid solid gold picture frames by painting them black leads to a discussion on physical asset protection. The hosts compare the historical value of Krugerrands to the modern performance of Bitcoin.

gold· krugerrands· asset protection· doorstops· bullion

1:44:40 Yeah, I've... You had a brick. A bar. Whatever happened to that bar? Well whatever happened to my two ex-wives, I don't know I was looking for my leather jackets, all gone. Everything...I had no history. I'm looking for my MTV jacket." There goes the bar! Bye-bye bar! I told you when you got the bar to paint it black and use it as a doorstop, no one would ever know. When I was working with a guy at the air pollution district who is one of the supervisors— You did tell me that by the way. Yeah, you did. —I did? I can remember that part and the reason is because this story

1:45:18 This guy working at his name was I can almost remember his name, but he was a one of the supervisors over at his house and He and I had all these screwball frames around his pictures They're all like metal black metal around all these photos and stuff that you had to hang it on the wall And he's explained to me They weren't black metal, they were solid gold. He was one of those gold hunters that would go around panning. He also had a one of those metal detectors he'd hit the beach, the old man with the beach and he said he picked up gold watches and all his gold... He kept it as bullion but it was dangerous to keep around so if anyone ever busted into house they saw these cheap looking frames that were painted black. He says no one would ever steal them

1:46:05 these because it looked stupid, but there was all solid gold. It was like hundreds of thousands dollars worth of gold in his kitchen I mean it's unbelievable. That gave me the idea to tell you about painting the bar black and using as a doorstop no one would ever suspect. It is kind of interesting when I became a gold bug and I was buying Krugerrands...I still have them! But I think I gave some away But I have the majority of them. And, I remember the price that I bought them at do you remember the price per ounce? Around 300? No no 750 Okay well okay and what is it now 3500 higher 38 38 okay well i'm just saying you know bitcoin today is uh let me check 120 750 yeah yeah so

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Pope Francis, Pro-Life Definitions and Senator Dick Durbin

Pope Francis commented on the controversy surrounding Senator Dick Durbin and a Catholic award, suggesting that being "pro-life" must include opposition to the death penalty and humane treatment of immigrants, not just opposition to abortion.

pope francis· dick durbin· blaise cupich· pro-life· abortion

1:46:59 Anyway, what I was going to talk about is the Pope. The Pope? The Pope! Yeah... Is he a Catholic? He is a Catholic. Worst joke ever but he's doing weird stuff you know it wasn't Chicago it wasn't clippable because it's just quiet but he was at an international climate conference and had like a big hunk of iceberg dripping on the stage, on a little pedestal and they asked him to bless the iceberg. And he did! And he blessed the water...

1:47:36 And then he was asked about, through a different circumstance about abortion. And he moved the goalposts which I thought was really interesting Pope Leo is ordering offering his views on a dispute surrounding the Catholic Church and Illinois' US Senator Dick Durbin Chicago Cardinal Blaise Cupich had planned to give Durbin a lifetime achievement award for his work helping immigrants But some conservative catholic bishops complained because of Durbin's support for abortion rights The Pope says there is a contradiction in this debate. It's important to look at many issues that are related to what is the teaching of the church someone who says I'm against abortion but says I'm in favor of death penalty it's not really pro-life so someone who says that I am against abortion but I'm in agreement with

1:48:27 in human treatment of immigrants from the United States. I don't know if that's pro-life, so they're very complex issues. I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them but I would ask first and foremost that there be greater respect for one another." The Pope said he was not familiar with all the details of the debate over the award but says it's important to consider Durbin's overall record Senator Durbin has declined the award So the goalpost move here is all of a sudden he's talking in code about pro-life. Pro life is code, it's not anti abortion is the term and I'm actually flummoxed that he didn't just say no I'm against abortion but he moved it to pro life this very strange

1:49:16 Well, I don't know what he was doing and if I don't understand Durbin not taking the award. Ah, Durban shmurbin'. But the Pope you know we've been trying to figure out what is this Pope and he's looking a little more woke than i thought it would be. No, it was gonna be woke. The last couple of popes were woke they was picked by a bunch of woke cardinals! Yeah yeah that's disappointing uh let's talk about...the deal the deal, the big Gaza peace plan which is I think very interesting and the reason I say that is because everybody seems to like The Gaza Peace Plan. And I'm talking like New York Times Newsweek Which of course makes me very suspicious But I think President Trump did something really smart here and he pulled the North Sea Nexus into the deal by putting Tony Blair

CHAPTER 35 / 52 Discussion

Gaza Peace Plan, Tony Blair and Trump Diplomacy

President Donald Trump has proposed a 20-point peace plan for Gaza that includes an immediate ceasefire, hostage releases, and a technocratic "Board of Peace" featuring former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. The plan offers amnesty for disarmed Hamas members but threatens military action if rejected.

donald trump· tony blair· gaza· hamas· peace plan

1:50:09 War monger Tony Blair onto the peace board, the Board of Peace. Which I think can only be like either you make this happen Tony Blair or I'm going to expose you for the war monger that you are I mean, it's a very interesting move. And I think France 24 had an overview of the 20-point peace plan." Under Donald Trump's 20 point plan for peace in Gaza... The first step would be an immediate ceasefire. Hamas would then have 72 hours to free all hostages. 48 hostages remain in Gaza at least 25 of whom are believed to be deceased

1:50:55 In return, Israel would free 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans detained since the start of the conflict. The plan would see Israeli forces perform a gradual, staggered retreat from Gaza. Initially the Gaza Strip would be governed by a technocratic, apolitical board of peace made up of Palestinians and international experts directed and presided over by US President Donald Trump The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would also play a part in this organisation. Hamas would be banned from any role in governing Gaza, while Hamas members would benefit from an amnesty if they disarm and agree to peacefully coexist with Israel. The framework includes plans to invest in Gaza and rebuild the devastated territory. As soon as the text is signed access for humanitarian aid will be restored

1:51:52 Overseen by bodies including the United Nations and the Red Cross, an international stabilization force with the backing of Arab states would keep the peace. In the long term, the Palestinian Authority would be allowed to take control of governing the territory after certain reforms. And the plan leaves a door open for an eventual Palestinian state. But if Hamas rejects the plan or does not follow through Trump says Israel would then have US backing to quote finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas So besides putting Blair on the board the peace board

1:52:29 He's got all the Arab countries. They're like, yeah this is we'd like this plan and then he got Israel to agree with the Arab countries What do you think the chances are of success here? Well I think they're still talking to Iran because they're the ones that are behind the Hamas in general there the ones calling the shots it seems and If there's a deal to be made its gotta be made there hmm And they just tell them to back off and you know Step up to the plate and or whatever other cliches. I want to come up with yeah, and And end it hmm. I think it's I think at first I think well You know more talk you know because Trump's been jacking about this all day right a release the hostages or else Yeah Keep saying it right It doesn't nothing goes on and there's nothing and nothing and nothing and just seems to give gotten some and I think you're right is bringing Blair in and in the in the

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Gaza Flotilla, Greta Thunberg and Naval Blockades

The Israeli Navy intercepted an international flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza. Among those detained was climate activist Greta Thunberg, whose involvement is criticized by the hosts as a "bad op" and a publicity stunt.

greta thunberg· gaza· israel· naval blockade· flotilla

1:53:30 The North Sea Nexus. Bring them in! The creeps, bring the creeps in to have them put pressure on however they do it and some mystery Hmm. Meanwhile, we've got the flotilla which is always hilarious great always hilarious The Israeli Navy has intercepted a flotilla of vessels trying to get to Gaza The boats had traveled for weeks in the Mediterranean drawing attention to the humanitarian situation in Gaza Israel had warned them to turn back and vowed they would not break the naval blockade Paul Hunter has the latest from Jerusalem Paul what do we know?

1:54:11 Susan I'll say off the top we don't know an awful lot of details with certainty because what's been happening is out in the Mediterranean In the dark at night and obviously not in front of news cameras or reporters Because you guys are too lame to go out there It's a darker night was too dark for us to go though some of the various boats have been live-streaming Verifying precisely. What's what is complicated? So with those caveats here's what can be said a number of the boats that and there are about 40 or 50 of them in total, are now said to have been boarded by Israeli authorities. Early word was that people were being arrested and taken to a port in Israel it seemed without incident but later came the suggestion from the flotilla that the Israeli Navy was using quote active aggression

1:54:54 that water cannon was being used and even that at least one boat in the flotilla had been rammed though no reports of any injuries. Again, impossible to verify this point bottom line an interception is underway. The boats are all part of this international flotilla carrying opponents to the war in Gaza some high profile opponents with aid meant for Gazans so the aid in truth merely symbolic. The point here is to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and open a humanitarian corridor No, this is all ego. This is just a bunch of people who want to be like, whoa I'm good! I'm great and of course we know who's in the flotilla The blockade has been in place since Hamas took control of Gaza back in 2007 but it is under fire now because its preventing access for aid into Gaza from the Mediterranean at the same time Israel controls land crossings while its two year war on Hamas

1:55:53 continues and as any on those boats would underline countless Gazans are in ever more desperate need for food another aid right now bottom line a tense situation in the Mediterranean Susan. And what is Israel saying? Well it calls the whole thing a stunt and calls those in the flotilla provocateurs looking to create some sort of incident Israel's even said that it would allow the boats to drop their aide north of Gaza with the pledge you would then be taken into Gaza but the boats continued toward the Gazan coast Regardless and there are those who suggest Israel has no legal jurisdiction in those waters others suggesting if Israel can demonstrate that it's militarily justified then Interceptions can go forward but even as the flotilla approached israel made clear It would use any means possible to stop it and that seems to be what's happening tonight interceptions and arrests and by some accounts

1:56:44 no small degree of chaos. And I'll just mention one of those now detained, Greta Thunberg the climate activist video emerging now for being picked up by Israeli authorities on one of those boats as Israel put it Greta and her friends are safe and healthy all this Susan is expected to continue for the next several hours. I mean how can we take Greta Thunberg seriously anymore? Does anyone take her seriously Climate activists, now Palestinian activists on the flotilla. Break out the discord people! Get your Gen Z 212 in there This is just... she's a bad op at this point I don't know how they must- Yeah she's definitely gone off the rails and she looks silly Yes She's nuts

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Technical Issues, Podcast Index and Accessibility

The hosts address recent DNS issues that prevented listeners from accessing the stream and troll room. They also highlight the importance of modern podcast apps and the Podcast Index for providing accessibility features for visually impaired listeners.

podcast index· podverse· dns· accessibility· screen readers

1:57:35 I guess she has a whatever her sister is a pop singer or something no really yeah very famous pop singer hmm so famous well so famous you go huh huh i have not heard of the famous pop singer oops i gave it away that if you fall in And with that I want to thank you for your courage in the morning to you the man who put the C in the cocoa melon say hello To my friend on the other end. The one, the only, the inimitable Mr John C! Good morning, you wish I had a crazier mind should see Bruce and Murphy the airsiders of the world. The names are nice out there. Counting controls. I figured out so we had uh... We had a problem On the last show

1:58:29 I don't know if you remember after the show, I let you go before I'd even posted it. Remember that? Do you remember? You remember? Huh-huh-huh! You remember?! Yeah... So and I got all kinds of complaints. I couldn't get into the troll room now most of time like okay Mimi says she only heard about done a half hour this show then had dropped dead She couldn't so pick it up at all. I said you complained to Adam She said yeah, I will but she never did uh she did actually Turns out that we had a DNS problem. So people could literally not reach our MP3s, our stream the troll room and I woke VoidZero up like I pulled the handle and got him out of bed and he fixed it so i think that's why we only see 1691 today in the troll room People are giving up on this thing

1:59:25 It's like, ah well can I listen? Let them know people all problems are fixed. That's not that far off of a typical Thursday No but i think there's probably couple hundred people who are like it didn't work doesn't work you lose people that way Yeah its harder to get customer back than it is to get a new customer Exactly so those trolls... The whole rule of marketing That's right Those trolls in the troll room and you can find at noagendastream.com where you can listen live and troll around if you feel like it They are there. Trolls just bring up Israel, lots of trolls where you go, I gotta post something! And of course you can listen on a modern podcast app, which is what we recommend because the modern podcast apps, which increasingly more podcasts apps are becoming modern. They're adding more and more features it's taken. We're in our sixth year now I think of Podcast Index and all the new features but sometimes that just what it takes. You know they got a note yesterday from an outfit

2:00:28 They create, they do all kinds of stuff for blind people and people who are what is the term? Less abled in seeing. And they're like we love your service so much this really helps you know because they make special podcast applications for people with screen readers and so they can find stuff You know that all these other podcast apps don't really have that capability because they're not on you know the modern standards So I'm just saying, like Podverse is specifically built for... What's the term? There's a term for it. Accessibility! There you go. Accessibility All of that is going outside of the mainstream Outside of Apple and Spotify and anyone else... YouTube! YouTube

CHAPTER 38 / 52 Discussion

Value for Value, Album Art and Prompt Jockeys

The program celebrates its 18th anniversary and its "Value for Value" funding model. The hosts discuss the episode's album art, "The Drone Wall" by Capitalist Agenda, and the increasing role of "prompt jockeys" using AI to generate show graphics.

value for value· album art· ai art· capitalist agenda· podcasting

2:01:15 And in addition to that, because we adhere to these new standards when we go live another thing you can't get on your legacy apps. You'll be notified and you can listen live right away to the stream and of course when we publish within 90 seconds you'll know it as well stop waiting around for hours until the podcast finally drops on your legacy app! 26th October it will be 18 years of this podcast We Never Had a Fight four more years to go And we've been doing it value for value, which means all we ask in return for the immense value that we provide many say and I think it's proven true. Many feel that

2:01:54 is to send us some value in return. Now we ask for time, talent or treasure we have thousands of producers why? You ask because these producers deliver value in return with boots on the ground reports inside information people like Void Zero and many others help us with technical issues And of course we really appreciate people who fund us because this is our only job, who support us financially. NoahJenTheDonations.com and then we have the artists or as we call it now the prompt jockeys who try and create some art that will use for the album art, which we've been doing for at least a decade and half. Things have changed you know there's no more humanity in it it's all pretty much AI We've driven away all of the humans And we want to thank the prompt jockey who brought us the art Actually Capitalist Agenda who did this piece for episode 1803 which he titled The Drone Wall

2:02:54 I'm pretty sure that he is not 100% AI. He's, if you look at the no agenda words clasped in the talons of this eagle on which the British wanker is sitting backwards... That's, I don't think AI can do that. Not easily at least. I'm pretty sure he massaged that himself. No he probably put the no agenda on... He had the whole piece done and put no agenda in there by hand. And Kuri and Dvorak by hand Yeah, I wish you would tell us! That'd be nice Let us know how you did it

2:03:33 You know, you should... There's no way that it's gonna happen. That-that's impossible at this point We need you to list your LLM and your prompt so we know exactly what you're doing. We need to know because we looked at some other things for artwork and there were some a lot of people like the word wanker man they really like wanker hasn't that was interesting yeah I think it is wanker not quite sure what they didn't like about that Was anything that we looked at that we thought that we thought was good, stopped playing around. Not really! No? I mean we had enough trouble picking this piece Yeah... well British girls not quite sure what Blue Acorn was doing with the British politician holding up a sausage or hot dog with mustard yeah there was that other bad cartoon art no there really wasn't it's hard

2:04:34 You know, when people are uninspired and they're like, oh I do some art! I've just been putting that no agenda. Funny. Yeah you gotta have some humor to make it work where's the sombreros? Oh we'll have lots of sombreros today i'm sure which probably will not get picked but you don't know well i don't know yet So thank you very much Capitalist Agenda. Capitalist Agenda has been around for a long time and he certainly does some of the handy work himself He is a pro As part of the value for value system which we pioneered and we are very proud to see other people using it in their podcast, so it's very hard. It is not an easy lifestyle but we've chosen it as the new international lifestyle Value For Value

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Executive Producer Donations and The Koch Empire

The first donation segment features a significant contribution from "Sir Donald of the Fire Bottles" on Starfleet Command stationery. Another major donor provides an update on the Koch Empire's transition to Chase Koch and its investments in AI and data center infrastructure.

koch brothers· chase koch· starfleet· donations· michael savage

2:05:15 We thank everybody and we tell you how much value they supported us with. And we do that $50 and above for brevity, and for anonymity... And we kick it off with Sir Donald of the Fire Bottles! Is he not the guy who always sends in on letterhead from the...? Yeah that's what he did in this one too United Federation of Planets Starfleet Command Yes there is it, United Federation of Planets Starfleet Command He sent in a Rubblizer donation, $333.33! India, hang out, Mike... Standby 33-33-33 Rubblizer out And he wrote in handwriting on this note Gentlemen my slide towards douchedom was stopped by a shoutout from Sir Triggermax In the first donation segment of show 1800

2:06:07 Fearing that the rubble-izer jingle might fall into disuse, I enclose $333.33 so that it may be heard again in Gitmo Nation." We just heard it! Also, I hereby beg admittance into the August Order of Secretaries General with the moniker Secretary General of Greater Idaho signed Sir Donald of The Fire Bottles. By the way... I thought he was in Spokane? I'm sorry, well he says greater Idaho. I think he may have moved and do you see at the bottom? I'd never seen this year receives is the bottom of his of his stationary So the top he has United Federation of planets Starfleet command at the bottom He has because there's TMS and stuff Yeah And copyright says 1992 Paramount Pictures all rights reserved Star Trek The Next Generation as a trademark of paramount pictures what if he worried he's gonna get sued over his station No, I think this I think he bought this from Paramount Oh

2:07:03 Oh, oh. I thought he actually was a member of the United Starfleet Command. I thought it was real! Oh you...oh I see Yeah? Well okay. I was convinced the guy's uh the member of the United Federation of Planets Well maybe is that people still has to get their copyright notice True Trademark Thank You very much Sir Donald soon-to-be Secretary General we really appreciate it I'll read the next two so you can read the ridiculously long one. No name from Waldo, Wisconsin came up at 34567 and his note is dynamite. Karma please! Gotta love it

2:07:47 You've got karma. So the Commodore semi-anonymous vegan, vegan, vegan, vegan... Vegan! Is it a vegan? Vegan. In Mill Park Victoria Australia came in with 333.33 which he calculates is $500 which gives him a secretary generalship It does. $500 Australian. 333.33 Who knew?! Yeah Commodore Semi-Anonymous Vegan here. I'd like to take advantage of the Secretary General offer with my 3333, which would amount to about 500 Aussie dollars in honor of PM Elmer Fudd? I'd like to be known as Secretary General of the Wanda Rabbits.

2:08:39 I also, it pushes me over the threshold for a night. Ah nice! If it pleases the peerage committee It has to be known as Sir Ako of the land down under Sir Ako, Sir Ako, Sir Ako, Sir Ako, Sir Ako, Sir Ako, I gotcha At the roundtable like a slice or two of Hawaiian and margarita pizza Good for you. Soon to be launched by 404 Pizza! Keep an eye out on Kickstarter on the 1st of November, which is World Vegan Day so it's a vegan pizza

2:09:17 Yeah, also like some Pornographic. Oh I'm sorry pomegranate kombucha Which is I would recommend against simply because I haven't heard of it already Here or there he says they're John can you cash Australian checks if they sent to you know what is the fee well probably not? Uh-I think I can try thank you for your attention to this matter and Commodore semi autonomous vehicle. We can't even wire money from our bank but they'll cash in an Australian check? No, we can wire money we do that I can't wire money not online

2:09:58 No, no you can't do it online. You have to go in because yeah using Swift you have to answer a bunch of questions They have to look you in the eye they had to say Do you know who you're sending this too? Wow let me see your ID Did anybody else sign off on me or Brit card? You gotta have two or three people sign the document and you gotta go over all the numbers really it's a It's a huge pain in the ass, and that's why, you know, Void Zero who gets paid by us to keep the servers going. I only pay him every other month for two months work because it's a pain in the ass! It takes a good half hour just to put separate wires... They're not gonna let you do it online but when Stablecoin comes in and I always mention this of the bankers as well You know this is gonna change when stable coin comes in they always say the same thing What? What's stable coin Really?!

2:10:51 Wow. Yes, really? Well you could always pay void zero in Bitcoin That's another pain in the ass Not really I'd have to have a wallet Whoa! No! A wallet oh god forbid It would also buzz it's not as easy to document for tax purposes Certainly it is. Sir Adam of the Koch Empire, associate executive producer ship haven't heard from him in a while 245 68 greetings from the empire well the Koch Empire is undergoing some changes at the moment this feels like to me like inside investment information

2:11:28 We are transitioning from King Charles II to Crown Prince Chase Koch. That's the Koch brothers, K-O-C-H. Young Chase will take the reign sometime in 2026 as he is busy in Silicon Valley spending the empire's money on angel investing into AI startups and other technologies with his disruptive technologies arm The Empire's reach for technology and the coming AI power needs is far and wide with our mega companies Molex and Deepcom Power Helping Oracle build out its data center infrastructure. It's sad that our King Charles II is stepping down, but soon... Down soon but besides being really the richest person on the planet Earth if he didn't have this to split 50% with his dead brother's widow He'd be worth over a hundred billion! Wow

2:12:14 Anyway, that sucks. World domination in all industries is progressing as there's not a thing any Noah Jenner slave touches in their day that didn't get manufactured by the Empire from toilet paper to lumber TVs to iPhone screens the Coke empire is all reaching! I haven't donated in awhile and that's my fault. I'd like to say I've welcomed a new human resource into the world last November ah very good A new coke baby Baby girl named Evelyn Gray. She definitely is the best part of my day as she should be I'm afraid gentlemen we as society are careening towards the scenes from the great film dr. Chivago he sent a clip

2:12:51 Soon we will all have residency committee comrades telling us that our homes have five bedrooms and you only need one, and that four families will take the others. God knows if Gavin Newsom gets in next we'll be living out Dr. Chivago." John, I too listened to The Michael Savage Show all those years ago when he talked about Gavin and Kamala destroying San Francisco. Michael tried to warn us! RIP Teddy PS Support American manufacturing Buy some toilet paper Very good Michael Savage is dead? No, he's Teddy Roosevelt. Oh I guess Nathan Parker in Seattle Washington and he says keep up the good work boom that's a note

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Meetup Reports, Job Resumes and Global Producers

A meetup report from the Netherlands details a gathering of 19 producers in Hoofddorp. The segment also includes a promotion for executive resume services and various donations from producers across the United States and Australia.

meetups· netherlands· resumes· donations· robert jensen

2:13:41 222.22 which gives me to the second note No, you can have the second one Really? Yeah you're just looking what's long and what can I do that is not long Don't worry about it, read on Believe me everybody is happy because it takes forever for them to get through the long notes Sean Holman Hey isn't that Holman or... You scroll back and forth It's Sean Holman he's a brother In Indiana 21911 ah That's the 1911 guys, I think. God bless you brothers! St Maria Goretti pray for us all right? Who is St Maria Goretti? I think we've been through this and i forgot already. Eli the Coffee Guy's up he's in Bensonville Illinois comes with 210-02 uh for today's show this Monday was National Coffee Day if you didn't know and we're celebrating by releasing a new organic Ethiopian Ethiopian

2:14:37 What is this, Guji? Guji medium roast. Cheers to made up days of celebrating random things! Visit gigawattcoffeeroasters.com and use the code ITM20 for 20% off your order. Stay caffeinated also! Can I get a health karma and an F cancer for fellow coffee lover and producer Doug? Stay caffeinated and thank you for your courage Eli. You've got karma. St Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church and one of the youngest saints to be canonized there's your answer how old was she? Young, and then we have a oh this is Irma Sasso de Lima de Prado from Alsemere in the Netherlands I actually tried

2:15:36 To get this note into AI and have it speak this note, two problems. One I couldn't get a good Dutch accent out of 11 labs and two it made the note five minutes long so no Dear John Adams, sorry for this very... it's a meetup report but I thought better late than never we Anita and Irma hosted our very first MeetUp in Hofdorp at the day camping site of the Heiligen-Ramir-Sobols on September 7th. We were blessed with a wonderful sunny day! We set up our specifically for meetups brought party tent. We hung up your faces and they sent some pictures which are quite funny and had a great time together. We brought food woke wine beer woke wine

2:16:16 Beer and all kinds of non-alcoholic beverages. Oh, it's woke wines no alcohol when it was time to light the barbecue It turned out we invited very helpful producers 19 of them including some fair very small ones and one four legged producer We were even blessed with a special visit of a couple with their lovely lovely human resource from South Africa So considering this is our first hosted meetup I think it was very successful And then she says, since we... I received one donation. Oh, she got some donations. I've been a regular listener since October 2023 after I saw you Adam on one of the Jensen shows, Robert Jensen. I was hooked and wish I knew about your show before COVID unfortunately had to go through that traumatic period without you guys! I set up a recurring donation since February 2024 my first human resource Anita supports me

2:17:07 But she isn't yet a listening producer. May I have... Maybe, I haven't hit her in the mouth hard enough clearly Anyway this donation will be on her behalf so it'll be for Anita Sousa de Lima De Prado Okay So it's a switcheroo basically Let me do the switcheroo bit Okay Switcheroo Alright Switcherood It's a small amount but this adds up to 94 80 euros. I will chip in a little extra to 9630 euros because i love the combination Thank you both for what you do your shows keep my amygdala relaxed even though, I've donated before I have never been properly deduced please we could both use a proper deducing love you and karma for all of us You've been Deduced! And a little bit of Karma thank you very much You got Karma Good job on the meetup 19 people is very good it's very good for first one

2:18:05 Linda Lou Patkin, Lakewood Colorado. Jobs Karma $200 for a competitive edge with the resume that gets results go to imagemakersinc.com for all your executive resume and job search needs that's imagemakersinc with a K and work with Linda Lou Duchess of jobs and writer of winning resumes. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! And jobs! Let's vote for jobs! Oh, wonderful. Thank you very much our executive and associate executive producers we of course will have some secretaries general to be announcing and I believe we even have a couple of knights in this lineup so stay with us for that We'll thank the rest of our producers $50 and above in our second segment And you can always send your value to us You don't have to wait for something, you do not have to wait for the newsletter you can just do it whenever you want Value For Value means no levels, no secret

2:19:01 things you have to do just send whatever you felt the value got out of the show any number, any amount. You can set up a recurring donation any amount, any frequency at noagendadonations.com Thank you again these credits are real associate executive producer and executive producers you can use them anywhere Hollywood credits are usable which is apparently now in the world AI and George Clooney's New York so congratulations thank you for supporting No Agenda Our formula is this we go out We hit people in the mouth. Yeah, I should also mention that value is also highly appreciated from Clip Custodian, Clip Collector... all of these people who help us out on the show It's really it's appreciated makes life interesting. Uh, I have some uh- Oh there's new data! New data!!

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CDC Data, Immunity Debt and Flu Shots

New data from the CDC shows a rise in common cold viruses, which health officials attribute to "immunity debt" from previous lack of exposure. While there is no vaccine for the cold, officials are using the data to urge citizens to get annual flu shots.

cdc· rhinovirus· immunity debt· flu shot· common cold

2:20:05 Did you hear about the new data? There's always new data. There is new data! New data from the Centers for Disease Control show more people are coming down with the common cold, the virus is currently at the highest level since 2022 Oh what could this be could this be an ad or just information it's new data School is starting we're moving more indoors that increases the risk of transmission there's also other variables that are difficult to predict changes in weather humidity reporting nearly a third of tests are coming back positive for rhinovirus and enterovirus. Rhinoviruses is the most frequent cause of the common cold, and enterovirus is a type of respiratory infection." There's also viral competition where last season we saw viruses rise that means that will see other viruses decrease and that leaves the community with an immunity debt. That means that many of us had not seen these viruses in quite some time and that increases our risk of susceptibility while there's no vaccine

2:20:58 Now notice what she says. While there's no vaccine... While there are no vaccines for the common cold, there are ways to reduce your risk of catching or spreading it. Healthcare professionals say have good hygiene like washing your hands covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze opening windows for cleaner air and staying at home from work or school if you're sick. Experts say flu activity typically follows with illness rising at the start of October and peaking in December and February And when it comes to the flu, health care professionals say the flu shot is the best defense against not only the flu but also severe complications from it It's recommended annually to everyone over the age of six months

2:21:50 There's no vaccine for the cold, but you better get your shot for the flu. What's immunity debt supposed to mean? It's a great term! We have immunity debt because we're not vaxxing enough don't ya get it?! Immunity debt? Community... immunity debt. Yes, immunity debt! Yeah it's a little too long for show title but I like it. I don't think so You think immunity debt is uh.. I'll write it down you think so I mean I like Gen Zed 212 Didn't we use zed in the previous thing yeah this no but that was just said now its genz212 oh thats promoting something and I dont'like

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Protein Trend, GLP-1 Drugs and Starbucks Lattes

A massive consumer trend toward protein-enriched products is being driven by the popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Because users on these drugs eat fewer meals, they are seeking "protein-maxing" options like Starbucks protein lattes and Kroger's protein-focused product lines.

protein· ozempic· glp-1· starbucks· kroger

2:22:34 I thought this finally someone caught on to... We'll kill all humans so we can promote the AI slob. This trend has been bugging me for a while and NBC Today show finally did a piece on it, and i think its kind of hilarious We're back 739. Today's Consumer all about protein. Yeah it is surging in a big way this year being added to all sorts of products even your morning cup of coffee. From BC's business and data correspondent Brian Chung here looking into the growing trend, it does seem like protein is omnipresent yeah and by the way in your coffee

2:23:09 Have you been following this? The protein drinks which is... No, I have not been following this and this obviously sounds like a native ad for something. Well of course it is and so they're adding milk or you would say milk product to fizzy drinks And it's protein, you have to have protein. It's a roundabout way to get to the native app but here we go. From sugarless to fat free You think we'd seen it all? Yep, protein never tasted this good But the era of protein packed products has arrived Though not everyone is on board I just went to Walmart and found out there was a protein popcorn

2:24:08 Why do I need protein in my popcorn? Starting today, Starbucks is jumping on the bandwagon offering a new line of protein lattes made with boosted protein milk. But the coffee chain isn't the only big name capitalizing on the trend Lots of protein, all under 500 calories. Subway's new Fresh Fit menu also joining the movement. If you are a restaurant right now is this kind of the hottest place to be? If you have a protein focused menu that is considered healthy it not only generates sales for the restaurant It improves the consumer perception of that restaurant. Retailers are also hoping to boost sales. Supermarket chain Kroger recently launched 80 new protein-focused products under its Simple Truth brand, and PepsiCo announcing it will be adding protein to some of its name brands by the end of the year too. Do you want in on this? On what?

2:25:03 Dude, a protein shake. I said let's buffen you up! The push for protein even making an appearance on the small screen. Vallejo Farm Vanilla Farmer Proteins To the phone screen with influencers and celebrities like Khloe Kardashian getting in on the craze promoting protein products of their own Cloud Popcorn my protein popcorn And there's proof of the push. In a recent survey, 70% of Americans said they're trying to consume more protein yet health experts say where you get your protein from really matters. Consumers might not be realizing that they're getting added sugars with the added protein whereas if you're eating eggs meat yogurt that's unsweetened You're getting this protein source in a whole food form That's unprocessed. See we were told in the movie

2:25:50 Idiocracy that would be electrolytes from Gatorade, but it's protein everything has no agenda now with protein Everything is got to have protein in it and And there's a reason it took him a long time to get to, but here's the payoff. The reason for all these products with protein? All right so clearly it's the latest trend but could there be anything else that might be driving folks to get more protein or try and consume more protein? Yeah well Craig these GLP-1 drugs I know Zempik is a big reason behind this too because as people eat fewer meals as a result of being on these drugs they wanted to be more efficient trying to get as much protein as possible that's the reason why I think a lot

2:26:29 protein bars that are protein maxing, get as many grams in one packaged item. That's a big story here but for everyone else I want to point out doctors usually say you're getting enough protein as is so if we're gonna try to change your diet just make sure you talk to your doctor first So all these freaks who are on GLP-1s can't eat anymore If I'm gonna change my diet, I have to talk to my doctor? Yes you should. Right away! Hey doc, there's a protein bar if i eat that is that something I should be aware of or something I should concern myself with no not really I will say by the way yeah the copay there that's 50 bucks thanks

CHAPTER 43 / 52 Discussion

Ozempic Lawsuits, Side Effects and Physical Damage

Ozempic is facing over 2,000 lawsuits alleging that the manufacturer downplayed severe side effects, including blindness and intestinal issues. Legal experts are now calculating damages for physical harm, emotional distress, and lost wages for affected users.

ozempic· lawsuits· side effects· blindness· product liability

2:27:07 Everybody needs to have protein because they're not eating food anymore. So well, I can't eat because um, I'm puking from the from ozempic so I still need to force down some protein gotta get some protein. You need protein if you're not gonna eat any protein We have warned since the day these things came out, we said this is not a good idea. This doesn't sound healthy all of the bad side effects we've been tracking and I'm afraid that were not going to get to erectile dysfunction Because now the GLP ones are in trouble. Ozempic has exploded in popularity as both a diabetes and weight loss drug, but now it's at the center of illegal blowback kind of situation more than 18... Kind of situation? What is that?!

2:27:59 kind of situation. Let's talk first about the claims against Ozempic. product liability, complex civil litigation, mass tort liability. And essentially they're saying that hey you marketed this drug and you downplayed- they're claiming that they downplayed the potential harm it would cause and its causing these very severe side effects

2:28:52 And so people are now bringing these lawsuits. There's a bunch of if you go online, you'll see a bunch of law firms just highlighting this case in particular and actually it was over 1800 but as of this morning I think it's 2100 how are the damages decided? Is it individually? Do they look at the side effects? How does that even get decided on. Yeah, well that's why we have a jury system and so the jury actually looks at that and they will decide a number of different factors. So there is a number of terrible side effects some people are going blind, they're having intestinal issues.

2:29:31 digestive issues just some really severe type of issues and the jury will come back and decide and say hey we think this is what it's worth. And so you have to calculate both the physical damage, the emotional distress, you know the loss of consortium then if people can't go to work their lost wages if they can provide for their family so it's going to be different for different folks." So of course The Noah Jenner Show has been warning you about this about these horrible side effects And if you still didn't listen to us, don't worry because Rob the constitutional lawyer the boots and suits will be glad to sue these companies for ya. No problemo! If you've gone blind call Rob let me know I'll forward your email to him But luckily we have not one but two disclaimers now They're now 30 seconds of disclaimers they're starting to creep up a little bit

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Drug Disclaimers, Zepbound and Camzyos

The hosts review increasingly alarming drug disclaimers for medications like Zepbound and Camzyos. Side effects listed include suicidal thoughts, heart failure, and death, which the hosts contrast with older, less severe pharmaceutical warnings.

zepbound· camzyos· drug disclaimers· heart failure· side effects

2:30:28 The disclaimer, the ads with their disclaimers. Here is the competitor to Ozempic, ZepBound. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Stop ZepBound and call your doctor if you have severe stomach pain or serious allergic reaction. Severe side effects may include inflamed pancreas or gallbladder problems Tell your doctor if you are experiencing vision changes, taking a sulfonylurea or insulin having suicidal thoughts. What? If you're nursing pregnant plan to be or taking birth control pills side effects include nausea diarrhea and vomiting which can cause dehydration and worsen kidney problems That doesn't sound too bad Suicidal thoughts

2:31:07 How about this new one which is Camzeos. Camzeos? Camzeos. Camzeos is if you have OHCS I think it is, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...I'm not sure what it is but Here's the drug disclaimer for it. Camzaios works by targeting what is causing OHCM and it has proven to reduce obstruction in the heart four times more. Camzaios may cause serious side effects including heart failure that can lead to death, a risk thats increased with serious infection irregular heartbeat or with certain other medicines Do not stop start or change medicines or dose without telling your doctor You must have echocardiograms before and during treatment Seek help for new or worsening heart failure symptoms

2:31:52 CAMS-IOS is only available through a restricted program. Before taking CAMS-IOS, tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and current or planned pregnancy. CAMS-IOS first in its class to treat symptomatic OHCM. I mean... What happened to good old anal leakage? Now we've got death. Death! You might die. Give it a shot you might die Of course it will be available at Trump Rx Our president, he's a hoot man. TrumpRx really? It's .gov I believe. Pretty sure it's dot gov. It's better than a monument! Just get a domain name trumprx.gov. I went to CNBC to get the lowdown on the finances of this thing

CHAPTER 45 / 52 Discussion

Trump Rx, Pfizer Deal and Drug Pricing

President Donald Trump announced a deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices and launch a new government website, TrumpRx.gov, in 2026. The deal includes a three-year tariff grace period for Pfizer in exchange for investing in the U.S. and matching international drug prices.

donald trump· pfizer· trump rx· medicaid· drug prices

2:32:44 Here we go. That's what the president said. We haven't heard anything yet, I've been checking in nothing to announce there but you know this is interesting right? Of course we're hearing from all these companies yesterday we talked about it everyone has been saying they have been in negotiations but today Pfizer the first company to actually strike a deal with the administration so what's happening they are committing do few things are going at lower prices in Medicaid and then they're getting three year exemption from tariffs on condition that they invest more in the US

2:33:27 also You know, only one of them is actually broken out in the earnings report. So these are older drugs that don't make a lot of money These are not the huge blockbusters that you might be familiar with and so even though it sounds like yes these prices Are coming down? These are significant discounts Pfizer's not really giving up a whole lot here and also Medicaid already gets the lowest prices around so clearly this is working out for Pfizer And it gives uncertainty can see the stock move today but not giving up a ton here

2:34:16 Hmm. Yeah, scam! Well I have a report on the same thing but this is from NPR Okay... What's it called? Oh Trump announces deal with Pfizer here we go President Trump says he's making good on his promise to lower drug prices for Americans He announced the deal with Pfizer on Tuesday and also announced new government website called Trump Rx NPR pharmaceuticals correspondent Sidney Lupkin is following this They have a pharmaceuticals correspondent. Yes, right next to the climate desk I'm sure. Let's roll that back for a second here...

2:34:54 Pfizer on Tuesday and also announced a new government website called Trump Rx. NPR Pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin is following this, hey Sydney so what's in this deal? The splashiest part involves Pfizer selling its drugs such as Zeljans for rheumatoid arthritis directly to consumers at discount. Consumers could access the deals through a website operated by the federal government called TrumpRX Trump has talked about bringing drug prices in line with what other developed countries pay and making those other countries pay what he calls their fair share. Here's Trump at the press conference The United States is done subsidizing the health care of the rest of the world It's a big thing this is I can't tell you how big this is

2:35:35 The deal also includes discounts for Medicaid and a pledge from Pfizer to sell new drugs at the same price in the US as in other developed countries. Trump says similar deals with other drug makers are in the works. How did President Trump get the drug makers to come to the table? Yeah, it started with an executive order back in May on what the president calls most favored nation drug pricing. That would link US prices to those elsewhere over the summer he upped the ante with letters to 17 drug makers that gave them 60 days to come up with plans and then came closed-door negotiations during the press conference health secretary Robert F Kennedy jr told reporters that negotiations went late into the night

2:36:13 Pfizer CEO Albert Borla was at the press conference too, by the way. He said this deal came with a three-year grace period from certain tariffs and he added that tariffs were the quote most powerful tool to motivate behaviors so it's clear the threat of them played a role here though the many details of the deal aren't public yeah and there's still no website which is very bad form... No it supposed to be in December they already said that From, here's a... apparently Cuban who owns his own drug purchasing website Cost Plus Drugs says I've been told it's just a listing site and won't actually sell anything.

2:36:54 So they'll just have links to other online... That would make sense. Yeah, it's a marketing website. It's a landing page! Yeah well... A landing page? Okay. This is consolidation part two to this by the way but what would this mean for consumers then You know, a lot of them probably won't notice the difference. In Medicaid for instance beneficiaries already pay very little or nothing for drugs and it's not yet clear how much money the Medicaid part of the deal would save taxpayers as for Trump Rx direct-to-consumer prices mean that consumers are not using their health insurance so while on average prices may drop 50% through Trump RX that's still 50% off a big number and it still might be unaffordable insurance co pays could be cheaper

2:37:40 But if someone needs a drug that isn't covered by insurance and it's offered on TrumpRx, it might be an option. Alright so when is TrumpRX supposed to get going? Yeah the trumprx.gov website is supposed to launch in early 2026 And the new Medicaid prices are supposed to take effect around the same time As for the promise of launching new drugs at the same price as abroad That's an ongoing process In fact some other companies have already said they'll do that Bristol-Myers Squibb, for instance says its new schizophrenia drug will be sold at the same price in the UK as it is here. But that won't save American patients any money. New schizophrenia? A new schizophrenic drug! It's gonna be sold cheaper... No it's not! Yes it is! New schizophrenic drug. For all those schizophrenics They worked that one in. The check is in the mail girl good job Okay what do we have

CHAPTER 46 / 52 Discussion

Third Term Speculation, JD Vance 2028 and Man on the Street

A "man on the street" segment from the National Mall in Washington D.C. captures public opinion on Donald Trump potentially running for a third term and the prospects of a JD Vance presidency in 2028.

donald trump· jd vance· 22nd amendment· 2028 election· dc

2:38:40 Well, I got a couple of things here. There's a couple of for example the man on the street was done by NTD asking people just randomly on one of the malls whether they think Trump is going to run for third term? You only want this in there because of $500 bet you have with your son Am I right? No, i don't want to end it for that reason. I already got that bet. It's done. Yeah okay you just want you want to throw it. Would you support President Trump running for a third term? NTD Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in DC to hear from the people President Trump's been talking about potentially running for a third term, perhaps the joke perhaps not. Would you like to see that happen? Yes I would like it but it's not gonna happen that's that's all right and he does say and do some things that even we don't agree but I don't think that will happen You said you would like to see that happen? I would like it yes He deserves to be in there because he is moving everything forward And thats great Sure yeah But I dont think he can Is this the 22nd amendment

2:39:41 I'm not 100% sure. I don't even want to comment. I certainly think he will by the time it comes around, it'll be legal to do so. And would you be behind that? Hell no! You know pretty soon only be Republicans can own guns too. President Trump has been talking about potentially running for a third term Would you be on board with that? Yeah! I'm not a huge political person but you know I'm very turned off the Democrats and just liberals, and just all of that. I don't think anybody should be up beyond two terms that's been a tradition in our country and i think it's been pretty well established. How about Vans 2028? What do you think?

2:40:19 No. No, please no! I don't have that many years left on this planet. I don't want this to go down like this. I see that happening yeah Would you be supporting him? Yes Probably a continuation of what Trump has started Just finishing it out and carrying it through. I really, to be honest don't know exactly what he's doing right now haven't really like followed his speeches or interviews so if its not Trump then for sure Vance You know I won't close off to it but I liked what he said a lot

2:40:55 more before the election than when he joined the ticket. So you're open-minded? I try to be how about Vance 2028 yeah that would be a good call there's a couple other guys that could be in the running as well we'll have to wait and see because we really don't know much about Vance right now but if you ever watch did you ever watch his movie that he made made about, well he didn't make it but they made it about his life and where he came from to where he is today. It was only God that did that but I would definitely vote for him in 28. Brother! Well we could have done without that goodness gracious man on the street By the way here's another clip that you'll be berked about Make it funny Well this is Crowder Oh

CHAPTER 47 / 52 Discussion

Steven Crowder, Campus Security and Concrete Milkshakes

Steven Crowder explains his decision to pull back from campus events, citing increased violence and threats, including "concrete milkshakes" and attempts to firebomb his car. The hosts criticize Crowder's framing of the situation, using the Dutch term "lijkepikker" (corpse picker).

steven crowder· charlie kirk· campus protests· security· milkshakes

2:41:44 who puts himself back on the pedestal and he's complaining about, hey you know what? He gets threatened too. I didn't get any of the Tim Pool ones because Tim Poole has been saying the same thing but Crowder stuff is like a little out there Crowder said he pulled back from these campus events due to security issues with those in the audience that opposed him turning violent. When I did Change My Mind, it started in 2016 The idea was calling the left on their bluff civil dialogue with anyone to the tune of billions of plays And hundreds of hours, and it got increasingly violent. And what I didn't tell people...I told people out there go do this on your own campus have these conversations. I advocated for it and Charlie took it to another level. He was unbelievable at it! I didn't tell people about the threats because I didn't want copycats. I didn't tell them about terrorists from Yemen through Sweden showing up in East Grand Rapids. I didn't tell them about concrete milkshakes. I didn't tell him that my tires getting slashed

2:42:42 about people trying to firebomb my car. Turning Point's national tour continues with some of the biggest conservative names including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Glenn Beck. We have a term for a guy like this in the old country we call it Leica Picker Say it with me now. Lichen Picker. It means what? Means he's someone who picks off the remains of dead bodies He is just trying to make a name for himself off of Charlie Kirk's assassination I can't see it any other way Oh look at me, I'm so brave

2:43:21 Yeah, I'm not gonna argue with that because it's hard to think peculiar. What is a concrete milkshake? Whether it's a milkshake that has concrete in and they throw it at you so it was like basically like a brick yeah Well they just throw a brick at ya. Yeah this is... Just like a lot of work This is disappointing! I saw him walking there with all his security guys oh yeah I'm the big man I'm going on campus look at me I'm so brave Was doing it before Charlie that's basically what he said. Yes, what he said that was the theme there? Yeah well now you've just bummed me out Imagine all the people who could do this oh yeah, that'd be fun Oh

CHAPTER 48 / 52 Discussion

Associate Producer Donations and Stripe

The final donation segment acknowledges dozens of producers contributing $50 or more. The hosts note the variety of payment methods used, including Stripe and Bitcoin, and thank the "slaves" of the show for their continued support.

stripe· charlie kirk· donations· bitcoin· snohomish

2:44:09 Well, and since you played that clip I'm going to force you to read all of the donations that came in $50 and above for the people who love us and get value from this program. If they're still listening after that... You overlooked a good news part of it! There was no good news? Yeah, you gave us a new Dutch term! Like-a-picker! Am i pronouncing it correctly? Pretty good like a picker Like a picker. Yeah, so like is a dead body picker is picking you know taking stuff from it like a picker We need to use this like a picker interesting yes Hey, thank our producers here John Oh and starting with Amy Harmon in Nashville North Carolina came at 177 16 she has this as she designates This is a Charlie Kirk freedom of speech donation who I liked that oh

2:45:02 Heidi Quant in Centerville, Virginia 14015 and she's got a birthday call out. Note, Dash in Texas in Flower Mound 13838 And this is a Who Shot JR donation. Yeah! There's two, two people! Two people. Love it. Eric Hochul and Mulrose Deutschland 104 that's good he's up there the top of the list now Baron Lattican in Houston Texas 100 Kevin McLaughlin to Duke of Luna lover America lover of boobs and conquer North Carolina 8008 Dame Dana Carroll in Laughlin, Nevada. $72.27 Greg Koehler in Evansville Indiana $65.02 the chip donation We get one of those every other show Dame Nancy of The Confused $57.21

2:45:56 Donating is good for the show and your soul, she writes. That's true! Fact! Dame Tracy and Sir Canebrake in St George Louisiana 5510 Double Nickels on the dime. Sir Price Night of Astonishment in Yukon Oklahoma 5444 John Bassano in Madison Alabama 5272 Steven Veneman, Venemen in Genoa Illinois 5271. And now we have $50 donors. We have a makeup there's lot of them today compared to just last show which was four I believe Bobby Bosch, oh Bo, I'm sorry Bobby Bo in Bluegrass Iowa these are all 50s. Leif Thompson in Meridian Idaho Nathan Noel and Nederland Texas Joshua

2:46:50 Nederland. You been there? I know where it is, Nederland. It's Nederland? Well it says Netterland. I know but its really Nederland. They have two E's instead of one. Joshua Johnson in Omaha Terrence Clark and Jacksonville Beach Florida Tony Lang in Castle Pines Colorado Scott McCarty in Lodi Sean Pendergast in Vista California For Foster Birch in New York City, Daniel LaBoie in Bath Michigan. Matt Brazy in St John's Florida and Sir Luke Rayner the east of London and the southwest UK

2:47:38 50. Linda Walker in Roseburg, Oregon $50 that's a Bitcoin donation No it's not. It's just stripe. Oh stripe! Our buddy over here in San Francisco Aichi Kitagawa and last on the list Sir Michael in Snohomish Washington people that helped us do show 1804. That's right, 1804! Eighteenth anniversary coming up on the 26th of October it has been quite the ride thank you all very much and again thanks to our executive and associate executive producers for this episode and you can always support us at any time anytime you feel like it whenever your hearing this show even months from now like I got some value let me send it back to them noagendantodonations.com set up a recurring donation today You'll see we actually have a layaway night coming up

CHAPTER 49 / 52 Discussion

Knighting Ceremony, Secretaries General and 404 Pizza

The hosts conduct a formal knighting ceremony for Peter Goodall, Sir Ako, and Sir Slow & Steady. They also appoint new Secretaries General for Greater Idaho and the "Wand of Wabbits," directing them to the official ring website for their certificates.

knighthood· secretaries general· 404 pizza· greater idaho· rings

2:48:31 That night we'll get a ring of course and all the accoutrements that go with it. Any amount, any frequency anytime you feel like it noagendadonations.com A real quick one we only have one on the list doesn't happen often but Heidi Quant wishes Stephen Milling a very happy birthday he celebrates his 40th today and we celebrate with him! Happy Birthday from everybody here at The Best Podcast in The Universe And not one, but two. Secretaries General with a jingle that says it wrong! But here we go... All hail to the secretaries generals! Cause they are the ones who need hails! All hail to the secretaries generals

2:49:16 On the No Agenda Show! You heard him earlier, Sir Donald of the Fire Bottles came in with a Rub-A-Lizer donation and of course automatically becomes his Secretary General. He will henceforth be known as the Secretary General of Greater Idaho and Sir Ako he will now be known as the Secretary General of The Wand of Wabbits The wand of Wabbits, I should say. Secretary Generals! Go to noagendarings.com Let us know where to send your certificate because it is official you are now a secretary general Congratulations! All hail to the Secretary Generals Cause they are the ones who need hail To the Secretary General's On The No Agenda Show

2:50:03 And in today's segment we also have three knights to bring up on stage including Peter Goodall who says, John Adam I'm glad you know that i've been listening since 2013. I was an irregular donor then decided to set a small bi-monthly donation of $20 and 20 cents in the year 2020 In the year 2020, I made one small modification to it in 2022 and basically forgot about it since then. Well, I just totaled up and has made me long overdue for a knighthood after amassing the pricely sum of $2211! Thank you very much. I would like to be knighted Sir Slow & Steady as in slow and steady wins the race if possible could also get an associate producer credit for this current episode? I have to ask John

2:50:51 I think on a request like that, especially with the overpaid for the knighthood. Sure why not? Okay you consider it done he says i would like to add it to my LinkedIn profile so you are good to go and let us bring out the swords here's mine i'm always at the ready with my sword there you go nice blade he brings out Peter Johnson you're here as well Peter Goodall step up sir and Commodore semi-anonymous vegan All of you support the NO Agenda show in excess, in many cases, of $1,000 or more. Therefore I'm very proud to pronounce the Kate all of you as Knights!

2:51:29 Knight Peter of Castleberry, Sir Occo of the Land Down Under and Sir Slow and Steady. Gentlemen for you we have Hookers & Blow, Rent Boys and Chardonnay a slice or two of Hawaiian and Margarita Pizza soon to be launched by 404 Pizza and Pomegranate Kombucha along with that we've got Bong hits at Bourbon Sparkling Cider Escorts Ginger Edel and Gerbils Breast Milk and Pavlo Man as always at the round table The Mutton And The Mead And you can head over to noagenderrings.com and let us know what ring size you have, there's a little guide there that shows how to do it and along with that we will send you some wax to use with your Signet Ring to seal your important correspondence and of course as always a signed certificate of authenticity Welcome! To you three, to the Knights and the Dames of The No Agenda Roundtable NO AGENDA!

CHAPTER 50 / 52 Discussion

Global Meetups, Anchorage and The Mallard Club

A schedule of upcoming No Agenda meetups is announced, covering locations from Raleigh, North Carolina to Leiden, Netherlands. John Dvorak confirms his attendance at an upcoming event at The Mallard Club in Albany, California.

meetups· anchorage· fredericksburg· albany· raleigh

2:52:17 And there's a party going on as we speak. Actually, it's about to kick off the Northern Wake Pumpkin Spice Showdown in Raleigh North Carolina that'll be at six o'clock at Hoppy Endings go and check them out On Saturday the tiny amygdala of Anchorage they will be uniting in Anchorage Alaska two o'clock at Campbell Park Go with us send us a meetup report you haven't heard from Anchorage in quite awhile I'd love to get a media report and include your server if you can. Coming up in the month of October on the 9th, Parker Colorado Johnson City Texas on the 10th that's right down the road about 45 minutes away but...

2:52:55 Fredericksburg, Texas will be on the 11th and Tina the Keeper has confirmed she will be there as well at J6 or Jenny's place. Also on the 11th Garden City Idaho, the 16th Charlotte North Carolina, Colleyville Texas, Colleyville Texas on the 18th Fort Wayne Indiana On the 18th Columbus Ohio was well the 19th Lansing Michigan Los Altos California 25th to 26 Camp Hill Pennsylvania The 31st Leiden in Zuid Holland the Netherlands and on the 15th of November Is this another one that you're going to attend, John? In Albany California. At the Mallard Club! That sounds like it!

2:53:31 John will be there. Those are the no agenda meetups which you can find at noagendameetups.com Remember when you go to a Noah Jenna meet up, you will make connections that will give you lifelong protection These people will be your first responders in an emergency No agenda meet ups calm if you can't find one near you start one yourself It's easy Sometimes Yeah, baby It's like a party every single time. It's just like a party and before we get to John's tip of the day and our outstanding end-of-show mixes We uh, like to select our isos here for the end of show I have three john has two i'm sure that AI'd so i'll just do my real people ISOs first Is this true? Which I thought was pretty good kind of liked that one Uh, we have this one. I mean you can't make this up Okay

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Tip of the Day, Hard Hat Riots and PBS

John Dvorak's "Tip of the Day" recommends the PBS American Experience documentary "The Hard Hat Riots." The film explores the 1970 clashes in New York City and the historical shift of the working class toward the Republican Party during the Nixon era.

pbs· hard hat riots· richard nixon· working class· documentary

2:54:39 And this one I thought was just funny. Brought to you by Pfizer! Well, I like the Alex Jones one of the three. Okay? Now I have...I don't know if this is AI or not but this is the W-A-W-D What are we doing?! No it doesn't sound like A.I. What are we doing!? Because its not. And this one here could be a real person. This is the Wowie clip. Wowie Fawlty, what a fabulous show! No that's AI. That is just so AI. What? Wowie Fawlty, what a fabulous show! What is she even saying? Wowie Fawlty?! Wowie Fawlty, what a fabulous show! Who's Fawlty? Uh...what I put in there was wowie and then

2:55:26 Basically a random number of letters. Just gibberish to see what it would say Yeah, I don't like it You can't make this up okay? I think that's the one we're gonna have to go with Hey everybody! It's time for John's tip of the day! Well, this is a screwball tip. This is something I didn't think I'd ever do but I'm gonna do it Okay, I am going to recommend that people go watch a PBS show what? And you can get it over on Amazon Prime They have it over there and it's on the PBS You can dig it up But it is a terrific show that everyone who listens the no agenda should watch this is it's a recent American experience called The Hard Hat Riots

2:56:16 And it's about the hardhat riots in New York in the late 60s early 70s, which is a history. A lot of it I didn't...I was completely unaware of it was...it was...a lot of these stories were suppressed that were not in the media but it's the genesis during the Nixon administration, the genesis of the working class moving toward the Republican Party, how it all came about. How the Democrats have switched over to just pretty much supporting the banker class right in that moment when the CIA came in during the Russ Baker... In that Russ Baker book and pointed out the fact the CIA was behind the Watergate scandal which got Nixon kicked out made him quit so they go back on track. What is this called again? It's called The Hard Hat Riots. It's one of the best histories I've seen

2:57:03 I know part of it, I was there pretty much. But I'm watching this going this is all news to me It's fascinating Huh Is that like the OG people sick day? Is that kind of what that is? No, not at all actually. It was about... it was not about any... it's just an unimaginably good documentary on the American experience. Considering its from PBS and you're promoting it really must be a doozy! That is a doozy, it's a killer I love it there it is everybody John's Tip Of The Day find them all at tipoftheday.net

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Outro, End of Show Mixes and Brigitte Macron Parody

The show concludes with a preview of upcoming content on the No Agenda stream and a musical parody by Jeffrey Crocker. The parody song focuses on Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, set to the tune of "My Sharona."

hakeem jeffries· nick the rat· emmanuel macron· brigitte macron· parody

2:57:42 And sometimes Adam. Created by Dana Brunetti. And there you go, that is our show for today I saw Hakeem Jeffries do a press conference so more sombrero will be forthcoming by this evening i'm sure no doubt about it Ritardo. I was thinking about Mucho Ritardo as a show title. Mucho Ritardo is a good show title. It's not bad, it's a decent idea. Hey coming up next on the Noah Jenna stream it's Nick The Rat from the sewers of New York City This is his 508th episode and its titled Dill Slop So you gotta wonder what that's about

2:58:27 So stay tuned for it on your modern podcast app or if you're listening to the stream right now directly at noagendastream.com, end of show mixes Agent Looper is back with some thoughts and prayers and Jeffrey Crocker with a great, great parody It's been awhile but the jury is still out whether its AI or he really can sing like that Coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country in picturesque Fredericksburg where it is Octoberfest everybody! In the morning, I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley where I remain, I am John C. Dvorak We'll talk to you on Sunday with another 1-2-3 hours of media deconstruction Until then remember us at noagenda donations dot com Adios mofos! Ahooy hoooy and such

2:59:16 Gather round, bitches. Bitches. Gather round. Gather around, bitches. Bitches. Gather around. Join hands and bow our heads. Bitches! I posted a video offering thoughts and prayers. I met her in a school in the north of France Where she taught me to act and wear tighter pants To see my boner, B-O-N-A Boner She walked up to me and she asked me to dance She asked me my name And in a high pitched voice I said Macron Emmanuel Macron

3:00:19 My, my, my, McCrone. Well I'm not the world's physical guy but when she squeezed me tight I knew that she'd be Mrs. McCrone! My, my, my, McCrone Well, I'm not dumb but i can't understand why she walked like a woman but talked like a man. Richard McCrone! M-M-McCrone! M-M-McCrone!

3:01:04 Well, we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee Little boy come home with me You were the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes I said head to make Mrs. McCrow M-m-m-McCrow M-m-m-McCrown Ah ah ah Bridgette McCrown M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-