Hose Water

00:00 You know what you did. You know why I'm mad? Adam Curry, John C. DeVorah It's Sunday March 8th 2026 This is your award winning Gilmore Nation Media Assassination episode 1849! This is no agenda. My lost hour and 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 I'm Mimi Smith-Dvorak, ducking solar flares in the upper northwest corner of the contiguous United States. Well done! Well done, well done. Well in the morning to everybody who's listening this is no agenda and you heard a different voice the same voice you heard on Thursday show only now that voice will be with you longer and we will explain after we say good morning and in the morning too

00:57 Mimi what was your middle name there? Mimi Smith. Oh, yeah is that well my my maiden name is Smith and I don't always like to spell Dvorak to everybody So it's Smith Dvorak yes You also do not like annoying you Don't have a Dvorak email address because you know no one will be able to send you an email cuz No one can spell it Well if you take the V in the ad it spells dork There you go. There it is! So Mimi, everybody has been just... I mean my email box is flooded My X-timeline is flooded My text messages are flooded Everybody has been just so concerned about John It's amazing how many people—I'm pretty sure they're not Christians—are praying for him Which is always interesting to see that and it's much appreciated

01:50 You have to give us a little rundown of what happened the past week and we need a sit-rep on what's happening as of this hour. Okay, well first I'm going to tell you that not just Christians pray so there is that. Well thank you for setting me straight yes okay. Yes um okay so John Let me start from the beginning. He wasn't feeling great, but he had to have some blood work done and went to the doctor mentioned that his chest was hurting a little bit doctors immediately sent him to the ER this was Tuesday This was three three which was whatever day that was yeah thing was Tuesday

02:29 Yeah. So, um, they put him in the hospital moved them instantly up to admitting they did some tests and decided he needed a double bypass and he had a heart attack when he was at the hospital, which is the best place to have it. Was it a severe heart attack or is it just now? It was minor minor ish but he, you know, he did need two bypasses so this is like unbelievable timing though I mean, three-three. It's the magic number it really is that that is okay so wow thank you holy spirit is what we say beautiful So he went through surgery you know after you know they had to

03:14 terrifying few days. He is out of the ICU today and he's upright, sitting upright and walking and talking and complaining He doesn't like the food. Uh, he was watching Chinese TV last night going well maybe I can learn a language while I'm here. That's what Jay texted me and says yeah they had him up walking which is unbelievable um and he was eating and he said he was watching Chinese television because he wanted to learn the language while he had some time.

03:52 And he's, you know his colors get better than it's been forever because I guess you know he's... This must have been going on for a while. Yeah probably it's been progressively going on and you know he's on his way to recovery. He still is very hoarse from having the ventilator but he's himself everything's intact and he can't wait to bounce me off the show! So you got, indeed. You know? So Mimi and I've been talking over the past week and we're like well what are we going to do because this could be weeks it could be... We had certainly no idea before he was up and eating yesterday which is very encouraging And were like well people are not going to stick around for best of shows It's okay once in a while and i have to say

04:48 Thank you so much. So many producers, of course stepped up sent in best-of shows which will all be used eventually That was just phenomenal But we saw the, you know this is a family business. This is a two-family business really and we've been family for over 18 years I mean I met Jay when she was 14 or 15 You know now she's married and doing all kinds of stuff for the show it's just amazing There's your dog Yeah, sorry about that. No, that's okay. That adds color to the show so we really know of course I said hey man Darren O'Neill will jump in Larry will jump in Moe will jump in then no agenda Millennials would jump and everybody will jump in but that just feels wrong you know it's like it doesn't and then you said well

05:41 Uh, here's how you-you brought it in a very interesting way. So we're very creative and will come up with something. Yeah I will come up with something...I was shaking Mimi! This hit me Harder than I thought actually. I'm like, oh you know, I always thought well one day You know just be me and then be okay and then that's like wow that It was very I mean, I've known John is in in a year-and-a-half He's going to surpass my longest relationship which was my first marriage So Yeah, yeah And it was really I'm glad you know a couple bit Tina included but couple be say how are you and I like, you know when I said How am I? Oh well. Yeah actually I'm pretty shook up by all this yeah, and then you say well I could do the show with you And I'm like now first of all You did the intro where they meet on Thursday and I listen back to it. I'm like oh

06:40 You've got a great voice. You've got a great mic presence." There were... Well, thank you! Yeah well, oh please say it like that and I said that and Mimi says well you know I used to be a model. I said Oh yeah pictures or it doesn't happen. Whoa smokestack! Smokestack? I showed that to a few friends sorry had too they're like what Dvorak doesn't deserve her man That's okay all right That's when you were a model, when in the early 70s that picture? Yeah. Well that picture was from when I was 17 so yeah. Yeah. I've had it checkered past...I was a theater kid before that so you know this is all fine. Acting? Yeah well dad and improv and um I was the emcee of a dinner theater that was all improv and skits

07:34 Well, and so Mimi's like yeah we can do stuff. And you know we can get some clips together and I'm like okay well... You know he said well a lot of the stuff John talks about comes from JC anyway and I'm like hold on a second are we hearing that half of Dvorak is really coming from the family? Is this coming from you what's going on here? Our family is really We're all kind of competitive intellectuals, that's the only way I can put it. We talk about the strangest things we all have our specialties me food and additives in food and clean eating and all that good stuff among other things. And I read PubMed on a daily basis and I read legislative bills you know so

08:24 And I'm a news junkie, but not mainstream media. And JC has his interests and Jay has hers and Eric has his. We kind of are always trying to top each other and bring new topics. So there's a lot of stuff going around our family all the time. John has his own take on the world and he has a different viewpoint history oriented and, you know financial trends and all that. That's stuff I don't care about. I have a different bent but there are things that I will force him to talk about because I think they're fascinating. So this morning so this morning I sit down and like or maybe it was last night say okay well if you have any clips let me know and send them to this email box

09:18 There's like 16 clips come in, all perfect. I haven't listened to them because I'd never do that except they just check one for level perfectly clipped and they look like they're all the right length of time. Do you do clips for John too? Something is going on here! No... Well i use Audacity anyway because I've done a lot of transcribing and people will give me old cassettes that I have to Transfer over because they're in such bad shape and I have to hold up the toes kids you have to understand back in the day We had these little plastic boxes, and it had these These two wheels in it And there was a magnetic tape and that's how we listen to things and we recorded things and and that was known as a cassette tape. I just have to tell everybody cuz

10:08 And the cassette tapes, there are many different formats and makers. All of them are different and they all record at different speeds so you have to have all the different players to get the information off or you somehow download it then use Audacity and clean it up so that you can actually transcribe it. It's a process! And then also I've got the podcast studio in Port Angeles, which I still haven't used but I've learned how to do everything. Yeah, I told you what to get! You know that...I gave you the equipment list and you got all that. So yeah, except for the Rhodes podcaster blah blah blah blah The Rodecaster yes, blah blah blah is not trivial to learn

10:55 Sorry, I don't have a background in that stuff. So yeah, it's okay. I'm writing a book about this stuff about how to set up a podcast studio Okay Yeah now probably the funniest message I got because people responded so so well and This I'll just have to read this one verbatim After hearing Mimi, I'm going to ask you a question again that I've mentioned more than once in the past. Please don't react emotionally just consider are you sure John is not CIA? Mimi sure sounds like his handler! I am definitely not CIA

11:37 Well, you do have a fabulous background and you and I talk a couple times a year. Mainly it's about taxes but we wind up talking for about an hour about all kinds of stuff. And already just in this short week I've learned a couple things that were going to talk about. One thing that I learned yesterday I want to talk about right after this clip. The clock, it runs our lives and when it jumps ahead or behind an hour every six months It messes with us Daylight savings time disrupts your biological rhythm Kay Lewis leads the youth group at her Barrington church And worries about the sleep-derived kids coming in Sunday morning If I had my druthers I'd go to daylight savings time and I would stop

12:23 Stop right there. Stay there year round." Dr. Philip Cozy monitors sleep charts as part of his work as director for the Sleep Center at Edward Elmhurst Endeavor Health Hospital. He says losing an hour's sleep may seem insignificant, but studies prove otherwise. There are significant implications with respect to mood disorder and suicidality. Cozy says there are also studies which show a big increase in heart attacks strokes, depression and fatigue in the days after moving the clocks forward. State Senator Darby Hills is co-sponsoring a bill that would allow Illinois to do away with daylight saving time as neighboring states get rid of it as well. Even just an hour sleep can make a big difference in a lot of people have to change their whole routines you know evening daylight evening daylight time will allow people to be outside be with our families helps mental health I just

13:17 start trying to pretend and one must pretend their way into this new rhythm right? Fake it till you make it. The Daylight Savings Act of 2026 would compromise making daylight saving time permanent but only changing the clocks by a half hour. All right Illinois is obviously nuts who change it by half hour, but I said this to you last night, I said just remember because that's the only time John has ever been late is one time when daylight savings time changed. And so I thought I'd just remind you as a courtesy and you said what? I don't change my clocks. I just stay on daylight savings time and subtract an hour.

14:00 Um, I can't stand it. So I just gave up on changing the clocks so now does fine. Does your, but your phone changes doesn't it automatically? Yeah. Yeah. I have no choice there, but why change? I've got a grandfather clocks and you know, clocks on the wall here and there and it's like eh, it's only four months. Um, that's amazing BC BC Canada is has just announced that they're changing permanently to daylight savings which will be very interesting because Washington had already passed a law that said that they, although it hasn't been enacted yet, we're going to stay on standard time. So it's just stupid. I mean, I just think the whole thing is dumb. The worst thing ever was when I worked graveyard shift and you'd go in the

14:46 It would be great this time of year because you work seven hours and get paid for eight. But the other time of the year, the clock could roll back at two and go, oh great it's a nine hour shift no overtime. So where did you work graveyard shift? At the club? No, I worked for Master Charge when it was called MasterCard. And I worked swing shift and graveyard shift there on a regular basis. I liked the swing shift better so... What were you doing? Like answering people's calls or what exactly do you have to do at MasterCharge?

15:23 I took lost and stolen card reports for the seven Western states. And then later, I moved into the fraud desk where I arrested people over the phone using stolen credit cards. Is this citizen's arrest? What was that? No it would be... The merchant would call in and I'd go hey Let me talk to the customer." And then I'd start flirting with them while my partner called the police in the area, and then the police would come in and arrest the guy. This was in the 70s. They don't do this anymore. But yeah...and then we'd go to court and testify against him. It was a goofy, goofy job but it was fun!

16:01 It's so nice to hear about other jobs that Dvorak has done. I think we've heard almost all of John's previous jobs already, we know that you were arresting people over the phone... You were a theater kid, you worked in what was it? Vaudeville? What were you doing there? I was an emcee of a dinner theater. So, yeah. Now according to the newsletter thank you very much Jay and you as well again The Dvorak's pulled together put together a great newsletter chock full of memes and of course a fantastic donation drive

16:42 John is always saying that, you know people want to donate. They really do but they always like having a reason to donate above and beyond the value of the show which is why we have PhD's and doctorates and different types of campaigns that we do I never thought that he would pull this one. This is like, whoa! But you guys immediately came up with the give John a reason to live donation. Yes, you are competitive intellectuals. There you go, competitive intellectuals. Right and it was just yeah... Well Jay and I are back office we do everything that needs to be done

17:29 that John is, you know, John's talent. He doesn't have to do these things." Oh and do you tell him your talent? Don't worry about it? Oh yeah! Goodness gracious that must inflate his head so much... Your talent don't worry about it I don't get that here by the way. I don't get your talents. See I've worked, you know, I've been with John since like 82 and I just jump in and do things because someone's got to do stuff. And, you know, John is an essayist he's not a book writer so i would help organize the books and get those things in shape. There are things that I do better than he does and things that he does better than I do So it's kind of like partnership

18:14 Working together and being married is challenging. So, you know that's the reason I live in Washington State because I don't like living in the Bay Area and because I have a million animals It works better. And you know, we talk and I come down on a regular basis You know we do have family time and We go on vacations together when we do that When's the last time you went on vacation? I don't like to go on vacation Wait wait Do i hear a bird now first I heard the... Now is what is that?! Oh, that's my macaw. Oh okay just yeah it's a little different than the sirens going across the Bay Bridge now how are you doing Mimi? Are you...how are you feeling? Are you okay I mean it's you come across like oh it's no problem you know John's in hospital but come on this is this has got to be a bit of a shock well

19:06 I was, the other job I had is I was the first EMT in Oakland. It was before EMTs. I was an ambulance attendant in Oakland. I was the affirmative action hire so... A chick! Bring a chick in! Oh yeah and you know because of that I kind of compartmentalize so I will break down in about a year You know, I ended up with post-traumatic stress from that experience. And I've learned how to handle it and how I handle it is by not thinking about it, not dealing with it and dealing with what needs to be done. And then I'll be the one who's just a basket case six months from now or year from now but it's fine. It works great. Now are you going to come down to the Bay Area for the recuperation period? If you don't mind me asking what's the plan

19:53 Do we even have a timeline for John getting out of the hospital yet? He should be out in a week, by the end of the week probably. He's going to stay with Jay and Brennan because their house doesn't have a million stairs and he needs people with him 24-7 and will probably get a visiting nurse as well I have to unhook my- Get a hot one. Get one of those hot ones. Ah, I'm hoping too... Oh actually I wouldn't mind getting just some big dude. Dude? Hot dude! Okay yeah, I got you. So um, I have to unhook my life from Port Angeles because I do things. I don't just sit up here, I have things going on so i will be down when I'm absolutely needed once I get everything taken care of here and I get my macaw farmed out to a friend

20:41 You know, my parakeets and the cats. And board my dogs at my kennel—most of my dogs. Two of my dogs come with me. Then I will go down and make his house ready for him to come back to it because I have to put in handrails and a bunch of things. So you're going to allow him to stay in San Francisco? Is it not time for him to give up that godforsaken place? No, he likes living there. I don't think so. He'll know it's not you know we've talked about it off and on but my house is too cold full of too many animals and I tell you I don't want to be around all that

21:28 Well, I am constantly doing renovations here and stuff. You know it would drive him nuts! It's fine the way it is he'll be happy to get back to his independence He's an only child...he likes to- he really likes this you know not have somebody underfoot all the time. I will be down for like a couple months and get him until he is in good shape. And then I will, you know return up here and then keep...I'll probably be down every three weeks so i'll just drive a lot. I'm really good at driving i5. Is there any view yet on how long it will be before John can return to the show if you and I allow him? First he has to get not-be-horse

22:16 No, John is incredibly driven and stubborn. And I think he'll be so later... What? Driven and stubborn! What?! No you don't say! And I've of course talked to all my friends who have had bypasses and I grilled them incredibly. Probably…I'm hoping three weeks Two weeks, two to three weeks. He will do it before anything else will figure it out and we might have to ease him back in whatever will figure it out but he wants probably for me to apologize all the listeners that he's not there and yet they have to listen to me. He doesn't like this idea does he?

23:03 No, because... Because what? What was the alternative Darren come on! I mean no offense Darren. I love you brother no offense. No he's you know John is John it's fine We'll get him back as quick as we possibly can because I got other things to do. Yes, exactly! It's a win-win for everybody to get him back. Oh absolutely So what was i going to say? No, you kind of answered the questions

23:42 It's good. I'm so happy you're here and Tina and I were talking about it when you suggested, she was like this is a great idea because it keeps in the family keeps it with the Dvorak. And she has met you, you've met her and Mimi can talk to you just might have to rein her in if she keeps on going. I said no not too worried about that now here's the thing as we kind of slide because we are gonna do a bit of media deconstruction This I did not know of all, in more than 18 years. You spent time as a child in Iran? Yes, I was there in 1966 when the Shah was in power still My dad was a marine he was called back He was a marine engineer always we lived in Reno. He always kept up his licenses so when the Vietnam War cranked up he had the choice if he was called back to service and

24:34 And he didn't, my mother was totally anti-war so she didn't want him to go to Vietnam on munitions ships. So we took a job on the Persian Gulf on the Glomar North Sea which was a drilling rig as a boat that was converted into a drilling rig. So my mother and I relocated to Iran, and my dad would get two weeks on two weeks off. So I arrived in Iran is like you know, I was six in sixth grade, 10 years old-ish. And it was a very interesting experience because... Were you in Tehran?

25:14 Tehran. Yeah, I'm sorry Tehran. I gotta get the right pronunciation. Tehran, Tehran yes And it's Iran not Iran Yes thank you we know it's Iran that the show knows this yes Um and we stayed originally we lived in a hotel We were in the Sina Hotel which was a beautiful little place and that turned It was a block from the American Embassy and we stayed there for maybe two months It was a CIA hotel. Oh, of course! Of course it was. Yes of course and you knew this at the time as a sixth grader? You knew this is a spook spot

25:56 I didn't know. Well, we also had economic hitmen in there. Uh, I didn't know what they were until later reflecting on it. There were a lot of finance guys. There are CIA guys. There were also a lot of people that I couldn't understand why they were there but they were like...I think they're all so CIA but there's two types of CIA that I found. The ones that will tell you yeah, I'm CIA and the ones that go oh yes, I'm doing special work on assignment. Yes, I've worked for the embassy. But and there are the different ambassadors would come through too. And by the way, I hate embassy kids no offense to embassy kids but... No they're usually when we moved to Belgium Christina went to the international school of Antwerp? Yep! And after two months says dad i want to go to Belgian school I speak enough Dutch because it's Flemish but says I hate these kids same thing she's like oh they're

26:48 They're annoying, you know. And also they're broken, you know? They just broken from the life. Well and my easiest way to sort kids out was I'd go how do you like hose water and they look at me with this look like what are you talking about? You mean drinking from the hose? Of course! Hose water! And I would say see you've never lived in America not really an American kid But, you know living so the CIA guys were interesting. I mean, you know, I got-I didn't know what CIA meant and my mother and dad got really friendly with a couple of guys matter of fact My mother wrote some of them forever after that And one of them in particular would invite my mother around the country to accompany while my dad was out You know back on the rig and we would go around the country So he could...that's the only way I saw all the tourist spots. I went everywhere in Iran I went to all the major cities

27:44 Because we'd go with him and, you know, and we'd see museums. We do this every time he'd go well I'm going to go see a man if i'm not back by certain hour or car will come for you And then he also say yeah well if anything If I use this one code word You guys need to get away from me as fast as possible Wow! I always thought This guy is just nuts What was the code words? Now, they changed every time. You don't remember any of them? That would be so cool. One of them was I think I need a glass of water. It was things like it was really weird. It was like really stupid or go get me a Coke, you know Coca-Cola but it wasn't until later when because I've been writing down my different memories... Oh your memoirs! My memoir yeah sounded like a good idea

28:42 it dawned on me that we were the beards to make him fit in better, because you know here's a guy with you know goofy kid and an American woman. And uh... We were probably in danger the whole time! Because two years after he left, he was killed- He was gunned down on the Iraqi border. So yeah, It was like, he was interesting um.. It was also interesting that when I was there, and I never understood this The Peace Corps were there and they were building tennis courts. Because that's what the Shah wanted. Because that's what USAID does! That's how we roll, yes. Yes, tennis courts

29:19 But so, and you know a lot of things about Iran. Iran was at the time it was all Western dress it was very modern it was kind of interesting. Yeah we also went- Was that the day of like the mini skirt? Not mini skirts but above the knee at least yeah I mean that way I've seen pictures look modern everyone's rocking and rolling they're smoking cigarettes having a good time Yep You know, it was there were a lot of people. I mean it was lots of classes like since we were Americans clearly we were in the upper class and that was beautiful but they're also you know shopkeepers slept in their shops and then people were um there are a lot of very poor people there were people living intense out We lived on the edge of the city near

30:04 We lived close to the American school, which at the time was at the edge of the city. And there were people living in tents that were goat herders that would come by you know all the people that I hung out with You know our contemporaries all lived in houses with big tall walls Everything was walled it was But I did learn about lots about other religions Because Iran was full of other religions. I mean it was like, you know there were Jewish Iranians and there were Christian Iranians and they we're Muslim Iranians and there was Zoroastrians still... Would you say it's predominantly Muslim or not at all? No no! It also Muslims don't come in one flavor. True. You know there are as many different almost as many divisions of Muslim as there are Christians yeah so um you

30:55 You know, and it was there was a huge difference between the Sunni and the Shias. And they kind of don't get along I've heard. I'm reliably informed. Well they're also branches of the Shia like there's the 12-ers that what the Shah was you know? There's There's so many, there are reformists and extremists. They're just like Christians. This is what people in America don't understand particularly in Texas. There are so many people freaking out right now it's intentional I'm pretty sure its a Republican

31:32 let's all gather the wagons and vote for us propaganda that you know, look at all these mosques. The Muslims are taking over it'll be just like Europe." I'm like, hmmm...I don't think so! And it's bad too because of the very reason you just said there's Muslims and there's Muslims Right but the more extremist of the Sunnis really do believe the only way that they will achieve Muhammad coming back is by Armageddon. So there is that. But meanwhile, there's a whole lot of guys – non-denominational Muslims who are just like our non-denominations. They're like whatever! You know there are people who identify culturally as Muslim but they aren't really practicing just like there are Jewish people and Christian people

32:22 So that is, we don't teach religion in school. Anything! It's pathetic we don't teach anybody anything Yeah so I mean that's kind of like... So you've seen the country change over decades have you kept up with it? Oh yeah, I bore John to tears with it. And I love ToosieTV who actually is an Iranian living... Yeah, John's played Cliff from Toosie. Ah! I love Toosie because I absolutely adore the guy he has that-I mean he's a little- He's had too much coffee i think but

33:04 He talks really fast, but he gets really good clips and he really does great reporting and it is not the reporting we're seeing. You know? And the fact that what we're seeing is just such nonsense... It's really... I'm always ranting about it. Since you brought clips, I'll let you play some because I see on the list you have some Iran clips. I do! Actually one of my favorite would be... It's, I'm not sure what i named it. Um...it's the CINN Iran? Oh the propaganda clip?

33:42 Oh, absolutely. Here we go. Okay, is that not true? He's out in the middle of nowhere. It looks like for all I know he's, he's in Nevada that by the way that's that's Frederick Pleitgen who said that he had permission to be there which means it's from the you know IRGC Oh okay yeah What what makes me so suspicious if the whole thing is If you go The Internet Iran March 6 clip Let me see yes internet Iran Okay this sounds like an AI voice but its

34:42 This was just the best source for the information. That's okay. Let's just let's just talk about the Internet so here as all intentions escalate Millions of people inside Iran are facing another crisis a near total internet blackout across the country Iranians say they suddenly lost access to the internet leaving them unable to contact family members read news updates or share information About what is happening on the ground? Internet monitoring organizations report that national connectivity collapsed to just a tiny fraction of normal levels, effectively isolating the country from the global internet. Okay...

35:26 So was this guy from CNN taking up all the bandwidth? Yeah, he had a Starlink or something. Who knows? No, Starlink's not working either that's just it they have a total ban and it's like you know It's like in what they well there was no point to this. It was just like pure Oh everything is great Well, it is. It's great but I can't first...it's just like what kind of nonsense is this? What kind of story is this? Well they have no reporting obviously and It's very possible that it is actually much better than we think. I mean, it seems... We don't know anything. Breaking news nobody knows nothing. It's like were there really 32 thousand people killed during the protest? I don't know! I mean its just a number that popped up and some say thousands some say alot some say thirty two thousand. We just don't really know

36:21 Well, that actually from different Iranian reporters outside of Iran who've been getting this some people go to the border and it is send off. I mean, they risk their lives to send off little clips of video and all that. So from what I've watched for the last 30 days at least on 2C TV is that these targets are very specific. We aren't just carpet bombing the country we are bombing... No it's surgical strikes! Yes my favorite word And at the same time, during the protests which were amazing to watch and there was a lot more video of that because the internet was still working in Starlink was there. You know people were rounded up I mean people were just shot on the street and the bodies weren't they you couldn't go get try to retrieve your your family that you'd get shot doing that? I mean those the crackdown in the IRGC was

37:21 Brutal. It was brutal from the beginning and actually I do have a really great, to put Iran in perspective The best quick history I have of Iran is a clip by Kazan, and I don't know how to say his last name. Asidu maybe? Asidu you're right he's got a sub stack and he just did the best rundown of the history of Iran to give people our perspective. Sorry I'm jumping in the gun now we're getting used to each other OK, so there's part one and two. And then we have a really good summation which I think is the third clip. So if however you want to do that. All right. One Iran wasn't always a place where women were forced to cover up the government killed its own people and kids sold kidneys for food used to be a thriving democracy. Then Iran's prime minister tried to nationalize their oil to take it back from British corporations. The CIA and the Brits didn't like that. So in 1953 they helped overthrow him

38:20 and replace him with the Shah, basically a king. The Shah was controversial so in 1979 liberal college students led a revolution to overthrow him what they hoped for was freedom what they got was the Islamic Republic. The republic executed thousands of political prisoners including those students in 1979 they held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. Night after night, they paraded our citizens on camera and tortured them off-camera We took that personally Now you need to understand this about the Islamic Republic They aren't rational geopolitical actors They are religious fanatics who welcome death The constitution lists their messiah a figure who disappeared over 1,000 years ago as head of state They believe he will only come back

39:09 at the end of the world, so that's what they want. That's why they fund Hamas and Hezbollah. That's why their terror network has launched attacks in Europe Muslim countries and killed Americans worldwide." You know I've always wondered when CIA and MI6 put The Shah in Did BP regain control of the oil? Have they just still been in control of it or was it truly nationalized, do you have any insight on that. It wasn't nationalized but they split it so that Iran got 60% of the profits and BP held 40%. To this day as far as you know? No

39:46 Once the IRGC came in, they nationalized the oil and they mostly sell to China and Russia. Okay? Yes. We know this! So actually if you go... Kazin does a second part which is gives your really it's kind of it's just a nice little summation of that as the last part of that For them, all roads lead to Armageddon. They aren't logical they're ideological and you can't negotiate someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into for the last two decades they've pursued two weapons to contest the West nukes and terrorism Obama got them to agree not to build nukes for 15 years

40:32 in exchange for removing sanctions. But that gave them more money, which they gave to terrorists instead of their citizens Then Trump removed the nuclear deal and put back sanctions That gave them less money for terrorists but pushed them toward nukes You don't want war but you also don't want them getting nukes right? How do you prevent the nukes without risking the war And if they get the nukes does war find you anyway Do you keep playing nuclear poker and hope that they bluff for the next 20 years? Or do you flip the table. If you were the president, what would you do? And what would you realize about them if they tried to kill you?

41:07 Like they tried to kill Trump. Now, does Israel benefit from this? Sure! That's what happens when two countries share an enemy You don't need to trust Israel to see that Look we're not saints We're acting in our interests But our interests and the Iranian people's interests are aligned And what we did to Iran was wrong Now we have a chance To make it right Why do you think it is that your dog What's your dog's name Moose. He's a Fila Brasileiro, yeah he is a killer dog and the ones that will kill you if you look at him wrong Why has no American president done what is happening now? I mean there has been a lot of talk they've had all kind... They have kept our diplomats hostage There just been so much going on Obama gave them money, pallets of cash What do you think why do you think no president has ever done what is happening now

42:02 Well, Jimmy Carter made the big mistake of thinking that oh it's a religion we need a religious buffer to keep the communists at bay. He never he didn't you know I mean you've got using guy from the South he had no idea about Muslims. A peanut farmer actually called him yeah with his smart brother whatever his name was Billy Beer. Yeah, Billy! So, we made a mistake then. He kept saying well I've asked them nicely and it's like people are holding your embassy hostage and you're asking him nicely for 400 days? It was a mistake he didn't back the Iranian people he didn't save them. He trusted what the IRGC said what the Ayatollah said so since then i think...I find it really weird that at the same time

42:54 both Iran and China, and Russia got involved with Venezuela. So they basically put a base in the axis of operations in our backyard and then Biden opened the border wide open border well I can't make sense of any of this you know it's like...I think our presidents We're acting against us and I think you know, I tend to be um, I'm not Strong on like I believe in George Washington's final thing where you know is it's country over party? I don't I don't care one way or the other who the president is because he's our figurehead but we've had some very peculiar things going on for the last you know since oh since

43:56 Obama well, I'd say that that is mainly because of China and Because if you if you look at what's happening now. I'm not sure have a clip later on You China was getting tons of oil from Venezuela and lots of oil from Iran, and they were trading it in yuan. They weren't trading it in US dollars—always a mistake just ask Gaddafi! Big mistake. And they also had committed equivalent to $400 billion into all kinds of tech including military tech

44:34 And to me it seems like, okay here's this country or here are two countries who are undercutting the oil price which for... It's just not good. You can't have a world oil trade if you got these big actors doing all kinds of stuff and at the same time I think it is in America's interest to curtail that Well, there was another aspect to that. China was also controlling the canals, both the Suez and you know the one in South America. You know controlling this shipping ports and controlling the canals and also controlling they have many many container ships

45:18 So, meanwhile our maritime has really kind of fallen off. I mean everything's under a foreign flag now. We don't even make ships? Do we even build ships anymore? I don't think so hardly. I don't think so yeah and you know China...we are it's China Russia who are really behind all these crazy things going on and we're at war with them whether we know it or not if we're in a Cold War. Let's play your third clip then I want to play some China stuff okay But you know what else no one wants? The Islamic Republic, which controls Iran, slaughtering tens of thousands of its own people. The Islamic Republic, which has been playing a game of nuclear poker with the world for two decades, bluffing for another two. Hamas, which hurt both Palestinians and Israelis on October 7th continuing to receive money and weapons from the Islamic Republic There will never be peace in the Middle East while the Islamic Republic is in power

46:14 And who is this guy again? Is he a YouTuber? No, he's got a sub stack and does sub-stack videos sometimes. Oh! A level up from YouTuber In my opinion, yeah. I love Substack because this is where I get all my news now and it's amazing what's going on around the country. This is all hyper-local. This guy has a really good take on the Middle East stuff. He's just fun to watch and I watch him read him on a daily basis so... I have some reactions from the US regarding what's happening, but it was interesting because I've been looking for what I found from WION. Yes, I had to go to the Indian news service

46:59 and they see it very clearly, and they just say exactly what's going on. Two months ago the United States captured the president of Venezuela at present it is fighting in all-out war with Iran and has already assassinated its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while America stated objectives are different these moves are increasingly being seen as an attempt to target one of its chief rivals, China. Now how is this linked with Beijing? Essentially United States has targeted two countries that both shared China as their most important crude oil customer overall 17% of China's oil came from Venezuela and Iran last year for instance China became the main importer of Venezuelan oil after Trump imposed sanctions on the country's energy industry in 2019

47:51 Last year's data indicates that 55% of Venezuela's crude oil was exported to China. And as per reports, around two-thirds of Chinese oil imports from Caracas go to independent refineries known as teapots were willing to flout sanctions in order to purchase crude oil at sharp discounts. Without America now asserting control over oil sales and revenue of Venezuela's oil, China's imports are set to be impacted. In case of West Asia Beijing stakes are even higher Half of its oil imports are from Iran, Saudi Arabia Iraq, UAE, Kuwait and Oman which transport their crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz. And interesting to note that word came out of Russia I think three maybe four weeks ago that Russia was considering selling their oil in dollars again

48:51 Which is interesting since they've been kicked off of SWIFT, but there's other payment rails they can use. Wayan continues here with some details and then the timing of this is interesting. Last year it purchased an average 1.38 million barrels of Iranian oil per day On the whole it brought 87% of Iran's crude oil This accounted for more than 13 percent of China's oil imports. This works to Beijing's advantage as refiners reportedly get a discount of $8-10 per barrel on the purchase of Iranian oil What threatens China even more is the ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz with the IRGC threatening to attack any vessel that passes through it this might cause devastating impact on China

49:40 China has now broken its silence on these speculations. When asked about the hindrance of oil supplies to Beijing owing to the present geopolitical situation, China's foreign ministry stated that the country will take all necessary measures to ensure its energy security This also assumes significance in the backdrop of US President Trump's upcoming visit to China In March after a gap of eight years remember where he will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping Trade is likely to be top on the agenda. Yeah, I think so hey Hey, we got your oil man. What do you want to? Do you want to play ball with us finally or you don't want any oil this is this is I find this to Be very interesting

50:24 And the only other person I found who has figured this out is a huge Trump hater, and that is Anthony Scaramucci. Whatever you think of Trump okay? And I think he's a despicable human being perhaps one of the most evil people I've ever come in contact with in my life He's trying to cut a deal. Can you explain to us why you think Trump went to war in Iran? I think ultimately it has to do with a broader chess match that is going on with China and so if we really just step back, you're getting the oil from Venezuela to China You're getting the oil from Iran to China And I think this is a broader chessboard move

51:09 And it's not really just being run by him, it is being run by what I would call neocons. This is the great irony because the president ran on no more forever wars but this is the directive of neocons. This is something that if the late Dick Cheney was around he would be so happy right now even though there was no exit strategy there were no refugee strategy and evacuation strategies for our embassies. This is military adventurism at its finest And, but I can tell you the strategies. Let's kill off all of theocrats and find a secularist and let me see if I can bribe him to do what I want." And so where Trump is actually pissed off he's not saying it but I'm know Trump He's pissed off at the Israelis because they keep killing everybody Okay? So they killed 40-50 people and Trump is like what are you doing? I'm trying to find the guy that I can bribe okay To settle this thing down and bring them on our side

52:03 You see what's going on? And so he is mad at them because you have diverging objectives between the Israelis and the Americans. And again, in fairness to the Israelis because of what the Iranians have done to Israel and Hamas is supported by them and all this stuff they want to put a hurt on all these people but Trump doesn't want too. Whatever you think of Trump okay I think he is despicable human being perhaps one of most evil people that ever come into contact with my life He is trying cut a deal that will move the Iranians out of the access of Russia and China. I mean, he loves Putin but he's really more focused on putting a hurt on China. I think Scaramucci is right! I think Trump is pissed at the Israelis because they do keep killing people... Well we're in the middle of a global power reordering that started in 2014

52:58 which were disrupting the international order that was put in place after World War II. And it's been eroding, started with Putin invasion of Ukraine, the Russian interference in 2016 election and they really did happen. China is aggressive expansion to South China, the military buildup by China across Africa and Latin America China controls all the shipping channels, or they've been trying to. You know it's a coordinated strategy to displace America as the dominant nation. Yes so you know and I think that Trump if i just look at it objectively and we'll get to the Israel thing in a second but looking objectively I think he knows the midterms are loss. Historically statistically its a loss there is also a lot of

53:51 Trump haters in the Republican Party, he's pretty sure he's not going to make it. He's not going to make a house and Senate maybe the Senate still you don't even know I think he's just going like okay I got do all of this before the midterms before the impeachment before all the nonsense All they can do at that point is executive orders and vetoes I have a mission It is in his mind certainly America first mission And I think I agree with It goes completely against what people think he said, no forever wars. Well we'll see if this is a forever war and I think that's what's going on here and he probably wants to wrap it up before July 4th so we can have a big celebration! I don't know if that's gonna work but well that seems...that seems to be what's going on here. See? I really detest the entire you know again country over party

54:45 you know, since when do news people and people on the main media why do they constantly come up with things like oh he's a despicable human being? Really I mean come on. You know the guy is... He's got a lot of kids and his kids are all decent. He doesn't have a Hunter Biden in the group um you know the whole thing about Oh i Know Him! And you know and you know the anti-Trump stuff ridiculous. You say it often enough, of course people will believe this." I think he's just like every other president. He seems to have a bigger worldview than a lot of presidents. Personally, I'd probably equate him to Nixon when it comes to comprehension of the whole world playing field. What people forget is all these

55:32 protests that show up are not organic. They're not real protests, they are funded by outside agents to stir people up. No agenda nation knows this obviously Yeah and you know this but it's like this constant I can't listen to any of these newscast without hearing the You know, oh he's despicable. Oh I know him! He's horrible." You know? It sounds like a crazy girlfriend—you know the crazy girlfriend that's like you know what you did?! You know why I'm mad?? You know…I mean just finding that to be why do we have this and

56:13 What's the counter to this? Well, okay. So the only counter I see is the no agenda show because I've been watching Tucker very closely and you know he's convinced that Israel dragged us into this and I want to get to that in a minute but for... He was on... I don't know if it was on his podcast and Sagar came on his, you know Sagar when they used to be on The Hill This was fascinating because he was trying to convince Trump to not do this and went to see Trump. And, he literally has taken on the view of the mainstream media that Trump is just watching Fox News all day and only cares about people who say he's good! As I said... Um..I flipped to DC three times in the last month to try to convince Trump not to this didn't work It happens. I'm looking at this and thinking boy this is not going to get better so then I think

57:09 I'll fly up again and ask him, I mean, I don't know if anyone else is doing it so i'm gonna try to just declare victory and go home. Like you killed an 86 year old cleric let's just call that a win and then pull back And so then meantime he got convinced to denounce me Okay? I don't care imma fly up anyway Denounce! Right even though he was like denouncing me So I call over there to see, ya know call someone who knows him I said I'm just going to fly up anyway and tell him this because I think it's so important, and the person says don't bother because he is being shown polling that this war is like a 90-10 win for him.

57:48 And I said, I don't know where that polling is coming from. It's like you know, I guess he can make any kind of poll and it's he's watching Fox News which is telling him the same thing and he's getting fake polling. I guess they're only pulling Sean Hannity viewers or something. And so I'm not sure that there's a sense as if this was yesterday because I was getting so agitated and worried. I don't think that there's a sense that this is unpopular but I think there's information vacuum here Okay, so then Sagar comes in and again their heads are only with popularity with polling. And they truly believe that the president is only thinking about that has nothing else in mind and Sagar makes it even worse. There's a massive information vacuum and you know for the President and the administration who declared victory based on internet and vibes and podcasts let's take a survey shall we of every podcast that he appeared on? How do they feel about

58:45 the Iran conflict. You can look very clearly for yourself- Who cares? You could look at a lot of the polling of that same demographic, which they were very excited about young men in particular power they feeling about this conflict and if you're saying 9010 it's not even true in Republican sense I mean the latest one that I saw was like 72% Republicans Which, by the way Mr. President and everybody in the administration Bush had 93 for Iraq and how did that turn out for him? So let's not put all of our eggs in the basket just because Republican voters are here that this is all going to be like sunshine and roses And I also would not make the spurious claim that it's all about Iran

59:21 about compounding effects. The gas price effect of the Iran conflict is going to be dramatically more important to the White House's political chances in the midterms than anything that's actually happening on the ground. I don't think it should be that way, but that's reality and I do think also your inclination to get into trying to declare victory, that's the correct move from a strategic perspective, an economic perspective. From every political perspective you don't want the entire country's national discourse focus on Iran." These guys are only thinking about politics only and about partisan politics

59:59 So, yes. Go ahead. Well that's just it the partisan stuff I mean is just disgusting It's like okay you know gee are you for the Raiders or the 49ers? You know I its this nationalism doesn't exist what we have our two parties that are warring against each other people who I have known for decades are like, well I can't talk to you because you're MAGA. People that have been John's friends for decades won't even talk to him anymore and not because he is MAGA it is just because he's not anti-Trump Right which again that is... how can you look at the whole picture guys? It is a much deeper

1:00:48 There are so many moving pieces and all our media does is dumb us down. Well, I mean yes and no. So what has been going on for a long time three years now but had been bubbling under for a long time it's almost like it was perfectly orchestrated Israel controls America. That is what we all have been led to believe because AIPAC has a lobbyist for every single representative, every single senator and they control it all and they blackmail everybody with Epstein stuff I actually looked up how many other groups have a lobbyist for every single representative in every single Senator

1:01:32 Who do you think is the biggest lobbying group that outranks AIPAC almost 10 to 1 in money given to representatives, to their re-election campaigns? Well I have a different view. Tell me who... National Association of Realtors Well, biggest lobbying group have a lobbyist for every single representative and senator. Next in line American Medical Association same deal next in line I mean the NRA comes way down at the bottom next in line American Bankers Association and then they huge lobby from AARP because old people are important voting block

1:02:13 So that meme has been created and it's just been enforced. And then, oh well look at all the Jews in Congress they outrank their numbers by population et cetera et cetera so when Marco Roo... And this put me set me back for a second I wish we could have talked about it on Thursday but you know John had to do something else thanks John. Rubio came out Ed Sunds said something about how this was started, why it was started and everybody's... the Mike X timeline was everybody spiking the ball. You see around the Jews dragged us into it Israel did it! And here this is a clip from France 24 they have the best overview

1:02:59 And then I want to give my take on this because I've looked a little further than just AIPAC. When Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he ran on a promise to extract the US from so-called forever wars like those in Iraq and Afghanistan. We should have never been in Iraq. We have destabilized the Middle East." But in just the first year of his second term, Trump has launched military operations in seven different nations and the U.S is now engaged in its largest military conflict since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 A recent poll by Reuters showed that just 27% of Americans approved of Trump's actions in Iran

1:03:38 And while 55% of Republicans approve, some cracks are emerging in Trump's MAGA base among supporters who say the war goes against the whole idea of America first. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from office after clashing with Trump over the Epstein files wrote on Twitter, And Eric Prince, the Trump backer and founder of Blackwater said in a post I'm disappointed. We would suffer higher casualties. Republican House member Thomas Massey from Kentucky wrote, the administration admits Israel dragged us into the Iran war that's already cost too many American lives and billions of dollars. Tucker Carlson, the right-wing influencer who The Atlantic reports met with Trump in recent weeks tried to convince Trump not to be pressured by Israel. Carlson telling Trump you need to stand up to Israel or else you're going to be destroyed and the country is going to be destroyed

1:04:55 Adding, Israel is a country of 9 million people with no resources. Why are we taking orders from them? Democrats are trying to seize on all of this especially with primary contests already underway in some states and in the run up to the November midterm elections they're trying to portray Trump as more focused on foreign affairs and starting wars abroad than solving economic problems at home Okay so First I want to play the original piece that what Marco Rubio said because when I heard it again, I had the same reaction What what are you saying here? And then I had to listen to it again and then on a hunch. I talked to Rob the constitutional lawyer Who is a former Jags or military lawyer? And so I was you know, Rubio was a smart guy So as why is Rubio out there saying something that can easily be

1:05:49 interpreted as, oh well Israel dragged us into it. Here's what he said. The state has conducted this operation with a fair goal in mind I haven't got the chance to see a lot of reporting I don't understand what the confusion is let me explain it to you and I'll do it once again as clearly as possible perhaps you will report it that way The United States is conducting an operation to eliminate the threat of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles and the threat posed by their Navy, particularly to naval assets. Okay so first of all right there I'm like why is he saying that when we have a huge armada down there? The president has been saying we're coming to help you We're going to bomb the crap out of them And we're gonna get rid of these guys Now Rubio was saying

1:06:33 It's saying I you're wrestling a lot with papers Mimi. Oh, sorry about that let me toss that to the floor Sorry, okay? I just want to make sure that your son. Yeah yeah, and So he now He's saying something that sounded technical to me and was only about taking out their short-range Missiles and possible nuclear bombs That is what it is focused on doing right now And it's doing quite successfully all even into the Pentagon Pentagon and the Department of War to discuss the tactics behind that and the progress that's being made. That is a clear objective of this mission. The second question I've been asked is, why now? Well there are two reasons why now. The first is it was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone in the United States or Israel or anyone they were going to respond against the United States. The orders had been delegated down to the field commanders. It was automatic and in fact it bared to be true because

1:07:28 Within an hour of the initial attack on the leadership compound, the missile forces in the south and in the north for that matter had already been activated to launch. In fact those had already been pre-positioned The third is the assessment that was made That if we stood and waited for that attack to come first Before we hit them, we would suffer much higher casualties. And so the president made the very wise decision We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks We would suffer higher casualties and perhaps even hire those killed and then we would all be here answering questions about why we knew that indeed So I listened to this and I'm thinking

1:08:13 Why is Rubio saying this, or is it just true? And the conclusion shows up in the filings. So if this was a so-called preemptive war where we had just said we're deciding to bomb Iran then the War Powers Resolution would have popped up right away and then Congress would have control over the timeline 60 days plus 30 days unwind You notice that that's not happening, even though you know of course Massey and you know they're trying to do it but it can't happen because

1:08:49 the US filed a Section 51 article, Article 51 of the UN Charter saying that we were defending because the Israelis struck and Of course We know the Israelis took out 40 guys in one go and so we had to immediately defend ourselves In my opinion this This technical language that, and I checked this with Rob the constitutional lawyer is like wow we got to find out who's doing stuff over there because he said this is one of the smartest legal moves he's ever seen. So that so that the president is not hampered by Congress to get done whatever he wants to get done

1:09:36 And that is why Rubio was so specific about it, because of course we knew the Israelis were going to attack because that was the plan. You attack and then we'll say they were attacked, so we've got immediately counter strike because they're coming for us and that's how they got away with not having the war powers resolution enacted. They may still try a little bit but the Senate already turned it down So that is why that happened. But the way it's taken, is just... It's amazing! Tonight the White House pressed to clarify its shifting explanations for why the U.S went to war with Iran

1:10:16 24 hours ago, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration believed Israel was going to attack Iran first and was concerned Iran would then retaliate against the U.S.. There absolutely was an imminent threat in the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked and we believe they would be attacked that they would immediately come after us. And we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded." Rubio's words setting off a firestorm... But I don't think anybody should drive our decision to go to war, but the interest of the United States. Today when i asked the president about it he contradicted Rubio Mr President did Israel force your hand to launch these strikes against Iran? Did Netanyahu pull the United States into this war No, no I might have forced their hands You see we were having negotiations with these lunatics and It was my opinion that they were going to attack first They were going to attack if we didn't do it

1:11:20 they were going to attack first. So if anything, I might have forced Israel's hand late tonight. Rubio was asked to explain what he said 24 hours ago the president determined we're not gonna get hit first. It's that simple guys it comes amid growing concern from some of the President's core supporters that he took the United States to war after long promising he would not this is what he said during the 2024 campaign she said look at him listen to him He's going to start a war, listen to his rhetoric. He's going to start a war." I said no, my rhetoric is gonna keep us out of wars. So that-I believe him! I think that's what happened it's like we set it up and needed the cover so Congress couldn't stop this because he has to do whatever he wants to do and Rubio is the fall guy for it

1:12:14 who's getting bombed currently. I'm sorry? You know, let's look at who is actually suffering from all this you know we've got bombs going on we've got the IRGC sending bombs into Kuwait and into Qatar and into Saudi Arabia and into Israel and I think they've had a few go off in Iraq places that are just not even guided And they're not, there are no targets. They're just hitting whatever they hit. So but meanwhile when everyone says, oh what if we get attacked? Thank you. Their bombs can't get to us unless they had a nuke and if that's What the step of this timeline was You know I don't think the American people would be told hey guess what Iranian Iran has a new can we have verifiable information That they do have they've created one that can get to us That would make me say yeah go bomb them

1:13:13 Well, I've been hearing the nuke next week for at least seven years. Eight years? That's been an ongoing thing maybe not but they're a pain in the butt! And China and the oil... No it had to stop. I have a real hard time with Tucker being called a right-wing influencer because I think a better right wing influencer would be Osmond Gold. Oh boy, your boy Osmond Gold! Yes, I love Osmand Gold only cuz he has some of the best videos i've ever seen and he's just completely unvarnished and you know we have a lot

1:13:59 See, I see it from a different perspective. I'm on the bottom. I see everything from a very hyper-local thing and what I'm seeing is that's going on are all of the money that's coming through ways you can't imagine such as... And let me back up so I know you're familiar with this will sound completely off topic but I'll get to the point So I know you're familiar with the Chilean sea bass. You know, it's everywhere in some restaurants. It was re- I've seen it yeah, I don't know anything about it. Well, it was renamed for marketing purposes and it was renamed like chicken Kiev became chicken Keeve? More like its original name is Panagonian toothfish and it is not in the bass family. It was renamed so people would buy it

1:14:52 The biggest snow job in this country are nonprofits. Because, oh God it sounds so nice! I mean these little ways that you know they're gonna volunteer and they're gonna do good things. No nonprofits take government money especially NGOs take government money local government from our city level to our county level to our state level to our federal level They get money in them. They immediately set up a couple of other nonprofits that have similar names and that money goes to lobbyists, it goes to political campaigns... Sure It goes so there's all this money and it also goes to podcasts. Podcasters

1:15:32 Yeah, but not the ones you want. Not here! And so what we're seeing is that we're being influenced this way are eating propaganda every bite I mean everything that we have is flavored with this propaganda which is why people who are doing impartial news content are saying oh well he's a right-wing influencer Oh well you know you know he's MAGA and I know what the president's thinking All stuff that should make you just your ears turn off and for you to look and find, let's find some other versions of the world. Because I think it's far more sinister. The fact that we had a Southwest Flight 2094 yesterday, that whole incident on there- I don't know anything about it.

1:16:23 I have a clip. Oh, she's got okay. All right now Okay Yeah, yeah it's it's called hands up heads to hands down heads up hands down whatever you'll see heads of hands down All right, what was that? That was a Southwest flight that was going from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale for spring break. And

1:17:10 The SWAT team got called and that was the SWAT team coming down the aisle. There's a ton of videos, it is funny because people can't quite get it right whether its hands up or heads down or heads down-hands up so they're yelling this there are four guys who come on in full tactical gear with guns and everything yelling that And then if we go to the Southwest flight 2094, oopsie explains it. In a statement Southwest says it acted out of an abundance of caution over what turned out to be a misunderstanding of a customer's behavior and that it apologizes for the misunderstanding and delay A source with knowledge tells NBC News The incident stemmed from a man who had set a timer on his phone to pray for Ramadan

1:17:55 I'm surprised this hasn't happened in Texas yet. 80 minutes sitting on a plane while the plane was swarmed and then they took everyone off and they searched all their baggage, and they did all this thing. They pulled this guy off roughly and he was like what? What? What the hell?! I'd like a source with knowledge that's...I want to be a source with knowledge that's what i want Yes! When did we hear this before? Clock Boy It's ramping up. Oh, yeah Yeah the fear fear fear fear time here in Texas big time You know it's like and I haven't looked it up a Tina mentioned Hey, you know there's schools now in Texas who were putting in halal kitchens? I don't know if it's true that I have an issue with that in general for any type of special food

1:18:49 But it is ramped up so, it is really and I know where its coming from. It's coming from that whole General Flynn defense intelligence agency corner and the whole idea is vote Republican we will save you from evil Islam Now there are definitely pockets of problems as there are everywhere, but you constantly hear Plano and Dearborn Michigan. And then of course we have Mondami! He's a communist Muslim... We're not Europe that took 25 years of open borders for that thing to really... Now it's like Islam kills people they rape women now that's nut jobs

1:19:33 Right it is and that's just it you know, it's like don't what we're doing. Is we're ascribing to one extremist group For a whole population. It's like saying, you know, you know there's some nutty Christians Who are you talking about? You know, it's like We aren't keeping we used to be more educated into knowing that, okay you know we're talking about some extremist groups. Now extremist groups can cause a lot of problems I'm seeing little things popping up on the small things that i watch. I read a lot of Substack and I watch a lot of YouTube stuff one of my favorites was Tyler Olivera who I just like his long-form documentaries he does and actually have a clip of him what just happened now

1:20:29 to him that is trying to inflame people. And it's trying to say, oh yeah... It's the whole thing about you know he's got a good following it's been this thing has been rebroadcast everywhere. It is another one of the media propaganda push Because it makes no sense otherwise and I'm seeing lots of this happening everywhere, and it's really starting to alarm me So yeah Let's play Tyler Olivera. It's been 24 hours That's how long it took for patreon to delete my account after I uploaded a video titled I exposed the New Jersey's Jewish invasion No warning no first strike no option to take anything down Patreon account gone

1:21:13 deleted overnight. Over the last few years, I've made videos about every group of people you can imagine Somalis in Minneapolis Haitians in Springfield Ohio corrupt Christian mega churches Pakistani Muslim gangs in England incest families and Appalachia Indians throwing cow poop at each other drug addicts pimps prostitutes and not a single platform blinked but But the moment I made a video about a Hasidic Jewish community in upstate New York that uses welfare to support families of up to 8-10 kids, sponsors pulled out. Old sponsors even called me demanding that I cut out their sponsorship from videos that are 2 years old! And the ADL has the audacity to publish an article saying my video harkens back

1:21:59 to age-old anti-Semitic stereotypes for asking how Syric Jews what they do for a living and if they're on welfare. How do they afford 8 to 10 kids? Here's what I've learned, when they can't call you a liar, they attack your name. When attacking your name doesn't work, they pressure your sponsors. When you don't need the sponsors because you have the direct support of your viewers from websites like Patreon Mysteriously, your Patreon gets deleted. So, you know everything that's said in the big mainstream media I can't even... You know? I don't watch TV. How can you be on this show if you do not watch TV?! Media deconstruction Mimi Dvorak! What is up with that!?

1:23:01 My focus is hyperlocal. I'm looking at, you know, the only thing we can do we have no control over the feds so we have no control over, you know, the state government. We do have control over our county and city governments and we need to start fixing that because they are just as crooked. Yeah oh yeah that's for sure right? I just want to wrap up the Iran stuff with giving John some props because he literally said on the show before He exited the stage for a moment. He said, the strategy here is to keep killing guys who pop up until we get one we like and it turns out to be true! I think you probably want to speak about war rather than this but this is very important This is very important and uh... We're doing very well on On the war front To put it mildly I would say Somebody said on a scale of 10 where would you rate us? And I said about 15

1:23:56 And we're going to continue to do well. We have the greatest military in the world by far, and that was a tremendous threat for many years 47 years they've been killing our people and killing people from all over the world I think we have great support and if we didn't do it first they would've done it to Israel Give us a shot of that was possible If we didn't terminate one of the worst deals ever made nuclear deal, I call it the Obama nuclear deal where he gave everything to Iran. So we're in a very strong position now and their leadership is just rapidly going everybody that seems to want to be a leader they end up dead

1:24:43 And it's an amazing, amazing thing that's taking place. So yeah everyone who wants to be a leader winds up dead and then he is asked well who do you- Who is your choice? He actually I think he said close consultation with me otherwise it doesn't happen and here what he said. I think this was when he was the German president. Mr President, What's the worst case scenario that you have planned for in Iran Well, I don't know if there's a worst case. We have them very much beaten militarily from the military standpoint that they're still lobbying some missiles at some point they won't even be able to do that. I guess the worst case would be we do this and then somebody takes over who is as bad as the previous person right? That could happen. We don't want that to happen it would probably be the worse you go through this and then in five years you realize you put somebody in who was no better

1:25:40 So we'd like to see somebody in there that's gonna bring it back for the people. Do you have someone in mind right now? Because you said all the people you did have in mind had been taken out... Well, most of the people who I had in mind are dead so, y'know, we had someone from that group is dead Back to Scaramucci Yeah he's pissed at the Israelis Stop killing guys who might be the guy! And now- well- yeah Well, I think it's funny that the way they've been killing them is by bombing them because these guys because of the whole pager thing that went off a few years ago. They're afraid to use their phones and they're afraid to have pagers and they're afraid to... They have to meet in person so they meet in person and then kaboom! Another group may be dead also

1:26:25 Based on reports, so I guess you have a third wave coming in pretty sure we're not gonna know anybody. Is he an option at all in your mind? I guess he is some people like him and We haven't been thinking about too much about that It would seem to me that somebody from within might maybe would be more appropriate. I've said that it looks like a very nice person But it would seem to me that somebody that's there, that's currently popular if they're such a person. But we have people like that. We have people who are more moderate. You know these were radical lunatics and you know what they get? They get nothing all they do is kill people." So the name he mentions there is the son of the Ayatollah

1:27:14 No, no. Wait... Oh that first one! It's not Rezzy. He doesn't like him at all Listen to this report from France 24 Well there is no name being given as of yet but sources within the regime itself which were divulged to one of France 24's Tehran correspondents earlier said it the man will be the demand cited by Satan and in the sighting by Satan parlance of the Islamic regime that if they Satan is the United States and in this specific instance Is Donald Trump? And Donald Trump did indeed mention much much top a harmony who was the son of the late supreme leader as

1:27:58 the successor. Now this name has been bruised about quite a bit over the last few days, the younger Khamenei who's 56 years old was not killed in last week's attack that killed his father and also his wife now Israel as recently as yesterday said it believed he is still alive. Khamenei is Someone who's got quite a lot of support within the Revolutionary Guards, of which he is a member himself. He had actually been suggested as a possible successor before his father's death and apparently

1:28:39 Ali Khamenei was actually opposed to the son's candidacy because he did not want a return to hereditary rule which he feared might actually further erode the credibility of the mullahs in the eyes of the Iranian people. So you go look at this guy And so he's in the IRCG, he is more moderate. His dad didn't want him for reasons of hereditary okay but there are some other details that came out An interesting thing though is that last week on the very day that the war started Bloomberg carried an investigation that alleged that Mojtaba Khamenei had

1:29:22 a wide range of luxury property holdings across various European countries including Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. Now he's not named as the owner of any of these but Bloomberg established that he was indeed basically the shadowy hand behind it, the person who is listed as the owner is Ali Ansari who's an Iranian businessman whose a property magnate and was sanctioned last October by the United Kingdom has not yet been sanctioned by either the United States or the European Union. So he could be the guy! He's in the IRCG... ...He could maybe control them? He's not a mullah?!

1:30:06 Trump likes him. He's been cited by Satan. Yeah, but if you listen to all of the Iranians that are all Iranian Americans... in the UK, they're not keen on any Khomeini at all. They're keen on having the Shah's son to come back in as a figurehead until they can have a normal election and create... The so-called crown prince as they call him? Yeah, you know he's a nice enough guy. I think he has a good... He is obviously a spook! Oh duh! He is obviously working for either us or the Brits or both Yes but at the same time that's what people in Iran have been chanting non-stop now all of the protests Well Are looking for him to come back Is it possible that these are protest like the ones we see in America? No they seem more organic because

1:31:10 Because they didn't have internet when they were still protesting so Here's PBS NewsHour on Reza Pahlavi. President Trump met with the German Chancellor today at the White House We saw him take questions from reporters one of the questions he got was who could lead Iran next. What did he say? This was the first time we've heard the president take questions from the press on camera since this strike was launched over the weekend, and now that the Supreme Leader has been killed there's a question of who is going to lead the country. He was specifically asked today in that Oval Office meeting about whether or not the crowned prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Crown Prince, the son of the former Shah of Iran could lead the country here's what he said

1:31:55 It would seem to me that somebody from within might maybe would be more appropriate. I've said that he looks like a very nice person, but it would seem to me and that somebody that's there That's currently popular if there such a person But we have people like them But the president has also said that many of the other options that the administration was looking towards as potential successors in Iran have also been killed now. We heard yesterday from the Secretary of War Pete Hague said, this is not a regime change war so still questions about who succeeds there in Iran?

1:32:36 I kind of go back to Scaramucci. Trump wants somebody who can actually get something done and who he could not bribe, but who we can threaten like, I will kill you if you don't do what I say and who we will kill. And I don't think he wants to kill Pahlavi. He's like, I want to kill that guy. And Trump does not like him because he said, Don't come tomorrow Lago. I'm not going to meet with you. I have no time for you. You seem like a nice guy. Trump does not like him for whatever reason Well, I think he can't just step right in. He doesn't know what's going on. If you remember this, Shah Varun had his secret police known as the Savat and the Savat were really interesting to see they weren't that secret you saw them everywhere and they were all exactly six feet tall and they all wore those little flat top police caps and these uniforms and they all had Fu Manchu mustaches and they all looked identical

1:33:27 And they were, you know frightening people. I mean they were... everybody would whisper about them, you know don't get on the wrong side of them because they were the secret police who would haul you out of your home or if they put you under house arrest The Ayatollah Khamenei was originally under house arrest for many years and Matter of fact, the head of the SAVAT would have dinner with him all the time. He was friends with Ayatollah Khamenei so when Ayatollah Khamenei went into power he was the first person shot but the entire SAVAT then became the IRGC's arm and it got much bigger now. The SAVAT was UK and CIA trained and yeah you need to know who those keys are there because they still exist

1:34:16 So you need to, and you know unfortunately a military like that it's like whoever is the general sure will work for them. That's something that the crown prince would have no knowledge of so it's going to have to be they need someone for the people and then needs someone who knows all the working mechanics who's willing to change size or to save his skin. That's the way I look at it. And who really runs any country? You know, it's never the figurehead. What?! President Trump is responsible for everything! Everything going wrong is his fault! It's him! He's doing it! Yeah yeah so how'd the country run when we had Biden? Jake Sullivan and all those people were running there with the auto pen. We all know how it went... Exactly right! So it's like okay

1:35:10 You're making a horrible point. I don't want to think about it that way, horrible, horrible, horrible points. Well, there's more than we are privileged to know because we are just the peons who just provide money for them. Oh by the way and i'm saying by the way too much...I do want to play this because this is your neck of the woods This popped up on my radar. I was like oh wow um hold on I don't know if i find this clip. Here we go, so this is Washington state very similar to Texas no income tax but wait... Demonstrators dig in for the final days before a state income tax likely gets passed into law We have many counties from Washington State that are here saying this is not what we want there's other directions we can go

1:36:10 The so-called millionaires tax would collect 9.9% of annual earnings above a million dollars, though some Republicans are certain the income threshold will be adjusted to apply to everyone not just the wealthiest. They have no intention of keeping it at $1 million. Passage in the Democratic controlled legislature seems imminent and the governor says he will sign it so opponents are scrambling to introduce some 11th hour amendments So we still have the opportunity to try to amend It would be skinning it down, shrink its reach. Representative Jim Walsh says Republicans also want to give the public a chance to weigh in another key reform we'd like to get on as an amendment is allow the people to vote on them out if it does pass A court fight is likely over the constitutionality of attacks that doesn't apply evenly to everyone here to make it very loud and clear

1:37:03 that people don't want this tax. We've said so 11 times in the last 100 years." Despite the opposition, Democrats say the measure helps balance the state's regressive tax system while offering more targeted relief for working families. So we go now to our source with knowledge of the situation Mimi Smith-Dvorak who lives in the state and I'm sure has some hyper local information about this Well, first our Washington state constitution bans income tax. So what they've done now is it backed off and said well we won't even take this up until the next legislative year in 2027 so they're putting it off now that the biggest promoter of this is this lobby group known as The Washington Association Of Cities

1:37:49 which every city, every town I'm in a podunk town. They've all give tons of money to this and everybody belongs to it are pushing for it so we'll see what happens and as far as voting were all mail-in voting and there's a bunch of nonsense with that. Yeah where's Tulsi? When are we gonna figure out all this fraud with mail-in voting? We need to figure that out. So if you want some more alarming Washington news I've got news you won't get anywhere else okay So it says Washington News, Biggs. Okay? Our southern resident orcas only eat fish that's one of the reasons why there are so few of them their diet is not very diverse they eat the salmon that is dwindling off our coast a couple researchers found some southern resident orca dorsal fins that had been eaten

1:38:37 and torn off the animals in Russia. And they believe that Biggs orcas, or non-resident orcas are now hunting and eating potentially our southern resident orcas which is amazing because it is thought that the southern resident orcas don't have any natural predators Wait a minute so Russian orcas are eating our orcas? And we're eating them?! Exactly! We aren't eating them. I know people who won't eat tuna fish because they say, no, no dolphins get mixed up in it. We can't have that dolphins. Well maybe in this case, I mean, it's like you know who's covering the Orca War? Right! The Orca war...I'll write that one down

1:39:21 How about we thank some people because... Absolutely. We have an incredible list, as we said anyone who has a note for John will read that note and We had the give John a reason to live donation. And holy mackerel, I mean people have just come out in droves it's so beautiful! I'm not gonna do a big you know who put the C and whatever in Orca but I will take a look at the trolls and see how many trolls yeah 1841 there you go that we're getting back up there Mimi you're a fan favorite you've drawn people in beautiful

1:40:03 Beautiful. Well, I'm not John but I'll do my best You're doing a great job and so we are value for value on no agenda which means whenever you feel that you got value out of the show and I think Mimi actually brought quite a lot of value today And she'll be bringing some more value in if you'll come back Oh No absolutely your ears stuck with me until John's back You can do that with time, talent and treasure. And one of the ways you can use your time and talent is by organizing meetups an we do have some great meetup support there Darren and Eli the coffee guy had their meet up in Chicago but you can also make art for us

1:40:53 And so we want to thank MVP who did the artwork for episode 1848. We titled that one Podcaster Down, everybody knows what that means when the podcaster's down and this was a... I mean it was borderline grotesque the picture of the heart didn't look like a very healthy heart to me and the title was Breaking! JCD has A Heart So we appreciated that MVP That was well done And of course the treasure we're going to go do you have the list in front are you I mean, I can just do it No, I have. I've I do have the list in front of me but okay So will Will do what like we always do all started off with Dreb Scott Archduke of the cloud chapters now he sent this in for last Thursday show and

1:41:41 And it was his birthday, March 4th. He says the only day that gives a command March 4th was my birthday please add me to the birthday list so he's added belated today thank you for the best comedy podcast in universe thank you for continuing to provide thoughtful commentary on the news your hard work is appreciated by many please accept my Bitcoin donation he sent in $1234 and 56 cents in the bitcoin your hard work as appreciate my Bitcoin donation via strike in an amount that equals one, two three four five six. No jingles no karma thank you for your attention to this matter and we thank you Treb Scott now you take over Oh me? Yeah that's how it works Okay You just read them Alexander Gelman Wait hold on a second where do you get Alexander... Yes I'm sorry you're right yeah you're right you got it

1:42:37 Okay, that's $1,000. He is from Kotoku Tokyo and there is no note. We won't do all the double up karmas because a lot of no notes today so I'll do these three in a row because they all came in with 888 dollars and 88 cents eight is John's favorite number Mimi and John share eights you were married on 8-8-88 I believe at 808 at 808 Of course Alex Vander Hanks, I'll do it in English. Cedar Hill Tennessee Brandon Mango in Hanoverton Ohio and Alicia Julian Oh that's part of the Julian clan Sir Julian and Alicia Thank You Alicia She's in Virginia now they've gone back to their old spook land like yes 8888 thank you so much

1:43:31 Okay, so I get now. I get to read the long one things sir Sir Paul and Dame Heidi Schreiber from Queen Creek, Arizona. $888.88. Listener of No Agenda and DHN Unplugged since the beginning to say John's absence left a void in all our lives this week is a drastic understatement wishing JCD a speedy recovery and sending prayers and all the love in the world to John Mimi and their family as well as Adam and The Keeper we love you all Very nice. Dame Catherine, the Crypto Granny of Bangkok comes in with 8888 and of course she did that with Bitcoin John may have found the perfect way to get a slew of donations I know this will bring him a smile and we'll know how much... And he will know how much we all love him Get well soon John! Dame Catherine, Crypto Granny of Bangkok Man, we gotta do something about the dog on the next show Mimi Yeah, I know I was trying to figure out what to do

1:44:32 I'm gonna move him to a different room. Why don't you go? Yes, Baron Husky Bottoms. No problem Baron husking husky bottoms ease in Franklin Tennessee sheriff of Lippers Fork I thought 828 somehow made visual sense to me as a thought of a double bypass and had had John's favorite number in it as well. So, I'm suggesting this is a double bypass donation! I think you have no agenda similar to any other long-term relationship that one would have. You have ups and downs, you get annoyed, you take a break but ultimately there is value and impact on your life that makes you pursue the relationship."

1:45:12 I believe i started in the 300's somewhere and it hasn't always been easy. At one point, I was so enamored listening to you guys everything you guys said adopted your every idea not good further down the road decided that Adam was a plant by aliens and John was simply entertaining him because it was decent money and he didn't have to leave the house Oh, that might be true. But with longevity you realize there's value above and beyond the surface interaction of navigating any relationship I may not listen as regularly religiously as i once did and I certainly don't agree as much as I used to but Adam & John have added to my life experience even though we've never met I'm sure Adam has introed Cinderella's classic Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone I sure have many times And hearing of JCDs excitement brought some perspective that we don't ever know when the trains are going to stop

1:46:00 I figure now is a great time to say thank you for the contributions of thought, humor and perspective that you've provided me over the years. Wishing us speedy recovery from John and hope that this small donation would cover at least two hospital proportioned aspirin. Baron Husky Bottom Sheriff of Lifer's Fork Are you back? I'm back. The dog is now in a hermetically sealed room. Nice, in the quiet room yes? Well there were about 10 deer in the yard Oh yeah and I understand the problem it's just that... It distracts from your lovely voice Ah okay so where are we? Zarendensel Port Townshend your backyard Yay! It is

1:46:43 Did you read it? Nope. Want me to read it? Yep! Oh, well that's Zarin Denzel, Port Townsend Washington 777 dot 77 Since I was hitting the mouth I got used to counting on no agenda twice a week wanted to send my best wishes for a quick recovery get well soon John and thank You and Adam for all that you both do Jungle for John whatever issues No we have no jungles only jingles Zander, Wallachia Newton Pennsylvania 587.71 cents Hi John get well soon we need you for at least 40 more years just now topped off my contribution to become a knight I can't wait yes all nightings will do the title changes but all nightings will be done when John's back so it's official so you don't feel like he got gypped somehow and Jay is keeping track of all those

1:47:36 So the next one is Sir Infinitus, I think. Yep! 52636 John it took a ticker event to trump the sad puppy face that's what he said It was a donation play? Ha ha no serious happy to donate please absolve me from being a douchebag Hold on hold on de-douching You've been de-douched That means a de-douching It's been a while since my last confession, I mean donation. Think this puts me either at baronet or baron status? Just let me know and I'll change my title if required. Pray you get well soon! You got this we love you make sure your nice to the nurses or they will yank on your Foley catheter. Signed Sir Infinitis, the greatest veteran owned medical device company in the US

1:48:28 Gene Harris, Winter Park Florida $500. I'll do the next one since that was an empty one Sir Zog of Elwood is back with five hundred dollars He just got back from the Chicago area meetup organized by Eli the coffee guy and Darren O'Neill solid guys indeed And it was a great get-together It's amazing how quickly knowage into folks bond John no exit strategies we need and appreciate you too much brother JCD were pulling for you I'm going to ask for an F cancer shout out from Melissa, wife of Sir Brian of the Green Hams. Melissa and Brian we're pulling for both you as well here at the Zog Compound JCD get that ticker rewired and get back into it I might be a little, I might be behind the title adjustment in regards to donations but that can be dealt with at a later date. So almost like where is he? Chris Herzog Sir Zogg of Elwood Barren of the Duplaine River Valley father of Sir Azog and son of Sir Zogg of Elwood And of course we have that F cancer for you here we go

1:49:30 You've got karma. Ooh, no note perfect David Errol Lannis Escondido California $388 and 88 cents SLC, SLC, SLC. They even did a pronunciation guide for me. SLC with $360 and 59 cents this is a Bitcoin donation Adam This started out as a hate listen after something bad you said about Linux audio on Joe Rogan Especially now that we're all completely Linux it also was a bit of a guilty pleasure due to your mouth What? My mouth

1:50:17 I'm not sure what that means. Now full circle, your spirit and your kernel are saved! John the maker of all things is waiting for you draw near to him his name is Jesus over two years ago a Honda in front of me had a license plate JCD 3333 and I'm still a douche one heart attack and I'm executive producing the next show well played sir thank you for your courage four more years And I will give SLC a de-douching item. You've been de-douched! Oh, and they wanted to... we do have that We have the Prayer Karma Let me see hold on second. I didn't have time to prep the whole spreadsheet here we go. You've got prayers Alrighty then

1:51:13 And a goat scream he wanted an f-35 goat scream. Yeah Okay, all right hold on a second F 35 goatscream where's uh here we go You've got you've got You got it okay so I've got David burn yeah and That's Byrne? Okay, Staten Island New York. I don't have my glasses on. Staten Island New York $345.75. 343.75 from Commodore G as well from Cincinnati Ohio get well soon JCD from Commodore G

1:52:01 And Jacob Schultz, Strasburg Illinois 333.88 Yes we see your age or Christopher in Marshfield Wisconsin 333.33 Thanks John-Adam wishing a happy 55th birthday to my beautiful wife Diane on March third with this donation I will upgrade from Earl Christopher to Duke Christopher accounting attached yes your title will be recognized today Trevor Gregory, Irvine California 333.33. One of my least favorite donations only because I always get lost when I'm putting it on the deposit slip.

1:52:42 I love the 333s. In fact, we got a few in a row that did not have a note so i'll run through those Morgan Medlock in Tacoma Washington Kevin Dills Huntersville North Carolina Sir Eridu Darian Tobucco Canyon California and Robert Rock Eagle River Arkansas And then we have Noonie on eBay from Austin, Texas. 333-33. Dearest John C. Buzzkill I do believe we'll be back to work sooner than you will like wishing you a quick smooth recovery with zero drama all the best from the best vintage gold jewelry seller in the universe Noonie that's n o o n i on ebay

1:53:22 Yes. Jonathan Ferris, Liberal Kansas $333.33 Jason Lewis from Macon Georgia 333 he says get well soon but can't wait to hear the funny anecdotes and read the book on double bypass tips after you finish the vinegar book yeah good luck loved you since tech TV so broken up at this I forgot to say that my 333 donation made me a knight Sir Jay Lu of Macon town of the dead bugs you will be knighted when John is back John praying continually for you, your family and your doctors. May they perform the procedure skillfully may you, your family and your friends know peace and comfort through this time Adam praying for you too that you would be supported patient and nice to our favorite buzzkill I predict record donations that should put a smile on John's face yeah love you guys thank you very much Jason Alois Liebel Newark Delaware 333

1:54:18 Jeff Hodge, Linfield. Oh this is Australia New South Wales 321 thank you very much Sir Mike 44 from Bethalto, Illinois. $314 in the morning! Thank you for your courage. Happy anniversary Mahadi Mob on Pi Day. The tale is almost complete this is being sent early as JCD is taking the exit strategy too literally I curse John with 99 years and a day Jesus loves you and knows your heart sir mike44JR not BS Rob, oh there he is. Speak of him... Rob the constitutional lawyer Spring Branch Texas $300 and 88 cents He understands how it works Y'all please accept my JCD PayPal donation of 388 Mimi My family has personally seen the miracles of modern heart surgery I promise you everyone will be surprised at how quickly John bounces back It's insane

1:55:14 John, we're all thinking of you and your family here in Texas. And just to illustrate JCD's manliness please play the no sweat off my balls. I think...I think....I think I have the uh...sweat off my balls yes okay we have that one and what else does he want? And wash your hands oh goodness gracious wash your hands I don't know if, and not if I have that one anywhere. Oh yes! No, I only have an end of show mix. Hmm...I don't think we have that one as a jingle. Please credit this donation to my wife the beautiful Maggie Carty who says Rob the constitutional lawyer. It's no sweat off my balls And wash your hands Yes, and wash your hands Exactly Okay so the next two are both 300s it's Derek Winky from Clarkston Michigan

1:56:10 And Edward Husky from Oakland, California. My old hometown. Sir Commodore Mark Bendikowski checks in from Warsaw in Poland Getwell JCD I'm praying for you with $300 and Scott Napier from Madison Wisconsin also 300 Heel Up John Adam is clearly lost without you! I am but I feel kind of safe with Mimi Oh, that's fun. Sir Sela Hauser Melbourne Florida three hundred dollars I feel the need to donate again as I fell victim to the no agenda PayPal cabal claiming to have lost my last note so i was compelled to send another donation well played y'all jingles any collusion and answer the question go any collusion uh i think the other one is an ask adam when i do have it somewhere

1:57:02 Sir Keith Fayetteville, Arkansas $250 our first associate executive producer. He says get well John I get well soon John sir Keith of Vietnam and then there's Mark Blayefeld Blayvelt, Hadham Connecticut. $250 get better soon John the world needs you! Brian Massey checks in with a Bitcoin 200 well not a full Bitcoin 250 dollars he says ITM message income from Brian Massey praying for JCD

1:57:49 Stephen Theron, Stony Point Alberta Canada $233.85 Brandon Baldwin Mantis... What is how do you pronounce that? Manteca California 23333 Manteca means lard Lard as in like Crisco? Yeah no like lard Yes lard not Crisco lard gotcha AJ Northfield Minnesota 222 and 69 cents get back to work soon. Four more years, AJ sorry. Jill Price McKinney Texas 222 and 28 in the morning John Adam it's been a long time since I've sent a noteworthy donation but John nearly dying to get us to donate kind of guilted me into it yes

1:58:39 I believe I reached Damehood quite a while ago but couldn't find the time to do the accounting. Well, it's finally attached and I would like to be named Dame of the Fairweather Friends as I sometimes fall off the listening wagon when you or John don't say what I want to hear! Sorry but we all have our faults." My donation is not a row of ducks. It's four twos to make eight and then another eight since 8 is John's lucky number Please give all of my karma to John get better Thank you both for all you do other than Jesus You are the only two people I can listen to to keep me sane by the way Adam, I love you But please learn how to pronounce Coleyville, Texas and Valparaiso Indiana I butchered it two in a row. There's Jill Price from McKinney Texas And what did she want again? She wanted just the karma for John so we'll throw out of karma

1:59:27 You've got karma. So then the next few are $222 and 22 cents, it's John Davis from Brentwood Tennessee and Gregory Lambert of Overland Park Kansas And we have Sir Gordon Walton gosh he must be a Duke by now He's in Austin, Texas. His whole family has no agenda titles. Rove Ducks 222 associate executive producer again for you Edward Knowles Grain Valley Missouri 220 and this is a switcheroo uh for his smoking hot wife of 28 years who hit him in the mouth a couple of years ago since then we've never had to talk about

2:00:11 We've never had more to talk about and we haven't had a fight since. Well, of course not the people who know agenda together stay together Thanks very much to you both her birthday is March 27th if you could please add it to the birthday list Make sure you email us again so we get that on the birthday lists It's not easy to keep track of it that far in advance I would be much appreciated If you play your favorite ISO I got well he was asking for two things in a row I got ants and fisting nuts. We can actually do both of those, let me see... My favorite one is that I've got ants too Yeah? You don't like the fisting nuts?

2:00:55 It reminds me of my youth. Just go for it, John. Tell us your not going to talk about the fisting method of eating snacks on an airplane. I see this on the airplane and it's very annoying and I think it will result in fights breaking out because they're just so annoying to watch guy takes his bag of peanuts throws a pile into his palm of his hand and then he makes a fist around the nuts and then he shakes his fist to try to bring a nut to the little hole. There we go. Ants and nuts, congratulations! We are here to serve

2:01:56 Yes, praying for a speedy recovery for John. Heart emoji! And then there's Sir C... pound sign? Sharp. Dot net. Sir C sharp. It's sharp?! Oh okay I don't know. It's a programming language. Oh no that's over my head today It's 21060. Get well soon, JCD! I have passed the threshold for Baronet. May I please have my title change? Thank you for your courage Sir C Sharp of Net. Dot net. Dot net. Yes. C Sharp is the programming language dotnet is a horrible Microsoft product but don't email me.

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2:04:10 How does that work when, hold on let me do the China is asshole. There we go. China is asshole! How does that work? John has Medicare, I'm praying. Yep yep he's got Medicare So is this all taken care of Nope Resounding nope from Mimi who clearly does the finances in the family Yeah it'll be about 60% that they pay and we get to pay the balance so yeah its fun Oh my goodness So how do I turn you furious with a few words? I'll have to work on that You know...John has it figured out

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2:08:39 of episode 1849 will be, of course credited along with that. The executive and associate executive producerships are real titles they work in Hollywood you know I got a call from our Hollywood bigwig from Dana Brunetti. Well he never calls me! He actually said please give my number to Mimi because we're only what are they like an hour-and-a-half away? From me? Oh no, not from you. No they're much further away from you! They're about 15 hours away but okay He said please give my number we'll be down there anything you need We're happy to help out he actually thought that because he had called John and John hadn't called him back and he thought that John was mad because he had talked with me

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2:10:20 Well, I have a James Carville which i just found amusing and I thought you might too. Here we go! But she started attacking white males and I'm saying wait a minute let's stop all right? In 19, in 2024 72% of the people that voted were white. All right? That's just a fact of that 72 probably 48%, or 48 and 1 half were male. So it somewhere around I did the math on the thing about 33% of the people that are gonna vote are going to be white males. Well its stupid attack 33% of voters. Right. He's talking he's talking about Ilhan Omar but I just thought

2:10:57 But how'd you get 33%? I couldn't do his math. No, it's Carville...you know but this happened in Texas where Jasmine Crockett was running for Senate and she was running against the heretic, I'll call him James Tolerico who reads the Bible and says yeah you know if the Bible says it's okay to abort children yeah you know And the reason is because she's a racist and she's like, you know white people are no good. Well guess what Texas? Like we're not voting for you it's stupidest thing It's the same thing with Ilan Omar Well yeah absolutely She annoys me to no end The one thing I saw this week that just made me laugh is Steve Daines who's the politician from Montana

2:11:52 He decided not to run again, even though he's been representative since 2015. And out of the blue this old video from 2021 showed up and it's all about local shopping. Years ago in Montana meth was homemade. It was homegrown and it had purity levels less than 30%. Today the meth that is getting into Montana is Mexican cartel. It's no good. You need homegrown meth, people! Wow. Shop local. That's good. Which reminded me of the Gnome commercial I don't know if you watched it?

2:12:33 Oh, this is- Yeah. You know what? Before we do that let me play the lead into that because this supposedly is the reason why Trump fired her and this is from NBC. So this news I think you can say is stunning but it's not surprising. We know the president has grown increasingly frustrated by Christine Ohm performance as the Department of Homeland Security secretary most notably after a series of events took place over the course of last several days where she was testifying before Congress. She even asked a series of questions specifically about the role she played in approving contracts and notably won $220 million ad campaign that was used to encourage immigrants to this country,

2:13:15 reports, the senator from Louisiana John Kennedy said on that issue the president was in his words quote pissed during the course of the question. Noam told Kennedy that the President knew about her decision to approve the ad campaign contracts you can imagine that did not sit well with The White House certainly with the president as well and so that appears within the tipping point in this moment there had previously been some frustration by the president as it related to known for handling of the operations, the immigration enforcement operations that had taken place in Minnesota. Yeah and this... Well I have actually the clip that is Kennedy asking her the question in her response Okay hold on a sec That's no minor commercial Okay

2:13:57 How do you square that concern for waste, which I share with the fact that you have spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently? Sir, the president tasked me with getting the message out to the country and two other countries where we were seeing invasion come from. With putting commercials out that told them that if they were in this country illegally That they needed to leave or we would detain them and remove them And not get a chance to come back to America the right way Yes so you have this commercial? Yeah yes I do it says what its WTF gnome commercial

2:14:41 Why do I love these wide open spaces? They remind me of why our forefathers came here. Not just for its beauty, but for the freedom only America provides. I'm Kristi Noem from the Cowboys who tamed the West to the Titans who built our cities to the dreamers who chased the impossible. America has always rewarded vision and grit Our greatness calls people to us for a chance to prosper, to live how they choose. To become part of something special. Anyone who searches for freedom can always find a home here but that freedoms are precious thing and we defend it vigorously You cross the border illegally? We'll find you Break our laws? We'll punish you Harm American citizens

2:15:30 There will be consequences. But if you come here the right way, your American dream can be as big as these endless skies from President Trump and me welcome home Yeah, I can tell you what's going on here. So she's riding on a horse with with a certain amount of cleavage showing and her boobs of course don't even bounce so we know that they're fake. You say that as if that's a bad thing Mimi Smith? When you're riding a horse, give me a break. So she's not a hair is out of place I mean like no, I know I'm gonna have I've had horses. I have a horse. You know, I had fake boobs. No, we're talking

2:16:12 But it's like, you know horse people don't have every hair perfect. She's got the little cowboy hat on she's got this cute little outfit and she's riding along up in the You know out in the woods There's trees and everything else And she kind of buries the lead if the message was if you're here get the fuck out Oh, sorry Oh, sorry. Wow! A rare F-bomb all right boom there it is drop it and for 220 million I think that was the makeup and hair and I also think the other part of that who probably was part of her campaign and who she is rumored to be hanging out with. And I have her answer to the Senate when they asked her specifically about that, and that's no, no answer. At any time during your tenure as Director of Department of Homeland Security have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?

2:17:10 Mr. Chairman, I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today Yeah That's not a no No well, so here is what is going on the way I see it It's fairly simple I think everyone is just kind of walking past First of all, I don't think Camo Barbie has been The show was not a big fan of her You know, dog shooter Barbie. Yeah well you know but the point is so the 220 million that's obviously not just for the commercial but it's for the ad buy is a big ad buy. So the romantic involvement that she calls garbage is well known that she's having an affair with Corey Lewandowski. Lewandowski I think at one point worked for Trump on his maybe his first campaign he

2:18:02 He is a former lobbyist, you know he's a well I guess people call him a failed campaign manager. It doesn't matter. He is the assistant or the deputy secretary of Homeland Security so there's a conflict of interest but not having seen the commercial, but having heard it. She's running for president in 2028 that's what she's doing that's what Lewandowski is doing and you don't do that without the President's blessing That's whats happening That thing was all about look at me I'm a female Ronald Reagan vote for me in 2028 thats her mistake now she became the special envoy

2:18:44 Which eventually, when John's back you will become the special envoy to The No Agenda Show. The special envoy to the shield of the Americas and I was looking at what is this? Is this a real job? And I also think that because of the hearing and because how Minneapolis looked, the optics of it. They needed blood someone had to bleed and she got sacrificed and she knows it And I'm sure Trump said look you gotta go You're toxic and I didn't like that commercial What are you doing? No one runs without me blessing it and your stupid for doing that But I will make you the special envoy to the shield of the Americas which is this new group The president has put together

2:19:33 which feels a bit like the Board of Peace for the Americas. And I have a clip here from the president speaking at The Shield of America's event about Cuba. We're looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba He sounds like he had a vent in his throat, I don't know what was going on but it doesn't sound good. Absolutely! Cuba is at the end of line they are very much at the end of their line They have no money and they have no oil They have a bad philosophy. They have a bad regime that's been bad for a long time And they used to get the money from Venezuela, they got the oil from Venezuela But they don't have any money from Venezuela. They'll have any well there not anything from people can't even They land in Cuba. They can't get gasoline to fly out after leave their planes behind and they want to negotiate and they are negotiating with Marco and myself and some others

2:20:36 And I would think a deal would be made very easily with Cuba. But for 50 years, as a little boy, I'd been hearing about Cuba. You know, Cuba's a disaster but I've been hearing so much about Cuba. But Cuba is in its last moments of life as it was. It'll have a great new life but in its last moments of life the way it is and...but our focus right now is on Iran and we'll do that I would say, what will you do? Take about two days off Marco. No he won't maybe an hour He'll take one hour off and then he'll finish up a deal on Cuba That'd be an easy one yeah There's another one that's been around since the Kennedy days Yes, yes so Christine Ohm is now Marco Rubio secretary. I think that's that's basically the job she got I don't know she's she's too

2:21:32 Fading beauty queen for my tastes. Oh, how superficial of you! Meow! Yes really superficial please please yeah her book wasn't very good either so... You read it? You read the book?! Yeah I read about four books a week What!? Yeah Paper paper do you is audible or...? I do a lot of audible yes and a lot of and i do read actual books yeah And I some things I skim as she was a skimmer what She's a skimmer. What what books are you reading right now? Um, yes me and my mind goes blank. I don't know. I'll give you a list Send me the list Do a little bit of tech news for a moment good You know, I continue to be very deeply involved with

2:22:32 trying to use large language models, coding with the AI and it is such a disaster because these things just lie. Tell you did something yet you know it's all about the guardrails so you have tools and you can tell the large language model to interpret what you want it to do And it then is supposed to activate the tool and do what you told it to do. So that's pretty much what all these AI companies are doing, like Google knows how to search Google, how to search YouTube transcripts lots of other things

2:23:13 But if you're building something with any large language model, you have to be very careful because it will...if it can't find a tool or it can't activate the tool. It'll tell you that it used the tool and here's the results cause it had somewhere in its corpus I mean is a nightmare and the war has been ongoing and there's a war between Anthropic and the Department of War CBS had a report on it, which I thought was kind of interesting. The US military attacks on Iran were carried out with the help of artificial intelligence tools from the tech company Anthropic There's no evidence whatsoever but okay

2:23:52 after the Pentagon announced it was ending their partnership. That's according to The Wall Street Journal. The Pentagon says it has no comment. Anthropic is the company behind the popular AI assistant, Claude. The military used a government version for its intelligence and cyber operations but decided to give it up after disagreement with Anthropic over limits on how it could be used. Senior business and tech correspondent Jolene Kent spoke exclusively with the company's CEO before the United States launched its attacks on Iran. We sat down with Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei just hours after the Pentagon's deadline to strike a deal with the company over how their AI is deployed by the U.S. military. It's about the principle of standing up for what's right

2:24:35 The Pentagon wants total access without restrictions. Anthropic once limits on mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons, the central question who should have the final say in how one of the world's most powerful AI is used by the world's most powerful military? Do you think that Anthropic knows better than the Pentagon here? One of the things about a free market and free enterprise is different folks can provide different products under different principles. Our model has a personality, it's capable of certain things, it's able to do certain things reliably, it's able not to do certain things reliably and I think we are good judge on what our models can do reliably and what they cannot do reliably

2:25:24 I was blown away by this. He's admitting it, he's admitting it! It is unreliable but has a personality. Well... I use-I have a sub stack column and I've got two but um.. I do my art you know with one of the little AI picture drawing systems and It's amazing how sometimes you get incredibly detailed, like the background and the foreground and the style. And it's okay...it's not what I want. Other times even though I do all that it doesn't understand. Like my favorite was trying to do a thumb on his scale! I kept having just a thumb without a hand

2:26:10 And then it was like the scale didn't have a dial on it, and then the scale had a hand on it. It just was like trying to herd a cat. And you know that...and I do a lot of people are going well instead of reading all this stuff that you read, you should put in and let AI summarize for ya'. And it's like, okay. Sometimes it's okay. Sometimes it is just so off the mark. It's like what was a reading? What do you use for that first up for summarizing? I well Claude I've used Claude I've used pretty much everything because they just like to play around. Um, I'm absolutely...I love the AI videos. I mean, I spend hours looking through those especially like the cats with guns

2:26:59 Okay. Yeah, I know it's Soros 2 cat videos but and now I've mostly just been doing it so that I can see it and you can see AI just creeping in everywhere you know the commercials its in people are using the voices but its nice that you can spot the uncanny valley as far as using is more than a tool I think its like basically It's giving a two-year old instructions. You got to look over their shoulder all the time Yeah, the worst is if you if it does something and you want to adjust it? It's impossible Yes, they cannot it cannot iterate with you. It gives you something you might as well Just give it the prompt again and send you know like I'm feeling lucky let me see what happens

2:27:45 Darren O'Neill does a pretty good job though with his prompting skills. Oh, he does an excellent job! You know? Yeah but it's you know everybody is going oh AI AI and I'm like how is this different from anything we've had before in some ways you know it's like...you know I thought having a word processor was a big deal when I was a kid we had a typewriter with ribbon Exactly. Yeah, there's a second part to this President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both posted on social media Friday calling for all government agencies to stop using Anthropx AI just hours before US strikes on Iran.

2:28:50 America. The red lines we have drawn, we drew because we believe that crossing those red lines is contrary to American values. Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world and we are patriots in everything we have done here. We have stood up for the values of this country." Yeah! This is bullcrap? They know they know that this stuff is no good because I then open AI Sam Altman He jumped right in. Oh, oh yeah no we'll sign with you no problem We'll take the contract and then three days later You know? We shouldn't have rushed that on a Friday afternoon We need to adjust some of the terms or the contract it's not for altruistic purposes It's not because you don't want mass surveillance because you know that it's just unstable The stuff is not good now

2:29:41 Does it work for code? I mean, there's software engineers. Sir Gene sent me a great video this morning. The software engineer is just like my life is over and not because of his job but the satisfaction that he would get from creating a product and I understand this as if...I see software as an art how you're You know, you're coding it a certain way. You're deeply involved. You know the entire guts of this thing and sometimes it can take a year or longer to really ship a fully functional product depending on what it is." He says now I just hit a button and it creates a product and my satisfaction has gone. And what's interesting

2:30:24 is that I, as a non-coder... I mean, I understand the concepts and have done some Python scripting but nothing. But I understand systems so I know what I want and I know what the code has to do. I am getting tremendous satisfaction from shipping a product that is created with AI. So it's kind of shifting that Oh, wow. This is awesome type feeling from guys who used to who did it for a living and it's really I feel the same with no agenda artists we had a lot of great artists they're all gone because that satisfaction of working for an hour on something or longer you just don't... It's gone

2:31:09 That is that is the it's a software is the same thing. It's art and that artistic Outlet is being destroyed as just what it is except Okay, so my family spent in this country since 1640 Mike my great-grandfather was a shoemaker inland Massachusetts Wait did he come over on the Mayflower? Now we were a boat after or two. Oh, one of those nondescript boats? Okay. Yeah whatever so my grandfather was the shoemaker during the changeover from the old sewing machines to steam powered sewing machines whatever automatic sewing machines from handmade shoes to the machine made shoes

2:31:57 And, you know I've read the old newspaper articles and all of the old... editorials about how this is horrible, because shoes will never fit your feet right. Things will never be right again. You know the world has changed. Shoemakers were lamenting this whole thing because it was ruining the business." Well new tools do that you know they replace things I mean you know i'm a...I could type like a crazy person! I did teletype and all that stuff And first trying to... People are going, what's teletype? Tell it here. I'll give you a teletype. There she is Mimi Smith-Dvorak she is typing away She sending off information on the wire through the tele... Explain the teletype because people don't even know Michael Jackson anymore so might as well explain teletype The teletype was this very large typewriter that was connected to a transmission device where you could send

2:32:59 It was like they had a modem and everything, and you could send information across the telephone lines so the other party would get the actual copy of what you were typing. Now one time—and they were sent by mostly Western Union who had the franchises—and they were very hard to push down on the keys. They were long travel, exhausting to use. Occasionally, things would go wrong and people would dial the wrong number to get to you. So it was dial up one time when I worked for Master Charge we got Henry Kissinger's message going to the White House and it is just spitting out and spitting out and spitting out and it was like oh my God! It was at night so we finally called around... We finally just unplugged the machine because they didn't know what else to do and we called

2:33:49 We called the local FBI office and explained, and then there was a flurry of activity. And then these two guys came and put it—the whole thing into a black suitcase, and then they left." I wished I'd read it! I really wish I'd read it. I had time. But teletype... So there was teletype. There was also, you know…I was a key punch operator too — we won't even go into that but… For punch cards? Yeah, I did punch cards. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Old technology So whatever new technology comes Everybody laments the old technology we all adapt We find new ways to use it and more jobs are created somehow

2:34:31 Always, you know? Especially people who could master it early and the whole Luddite thing doesn't work. I mean we've come a long way since monks were rewriting the Bible and in the Gutenberg immovable press. We should embrace technology. I think that this is good it's just that it screwed up because it's in the early stages of I, uh, I'm still thinking about the teletype. Honestly! I remember-I remember I did a demo once...um Apple-I had an-I think Apple Link? This was before this was one of the very early Apple computer networks and you- Wait, was that the link where you put a telephone headset into the reader thing with two cups? I still have my acoustic modem thank you very much from Radio Shack

2:35:26 I built my first one with my Sinclair ZX80. I built my first acoustic, yeah buddy and I both had no that was after the that was the Commodore VIC-20. VIC-20 yeah? And we worked in an electronics store on Saturday's so we took home old telephones pulled them apart put them in little cardboard boxes and you just reverse the phone receiver you put it on there And it was, it must've been like 30 baud or something. And I'd press a key and it would pop up on his monitor so...and it worked. It was very fun but Apple Link you could send a telex through Apple Link and I remember demoing this at the place where I worked Radio Veronica they had a telex of course there were a media company and I said watch this! So I dialed in with the acoustic mode it might have been on my TRS-100

2:36:23 Do you remember the TRS-100? I do. Yeah, I remember all those yeah. It had like four AA batteries ran forever with an LCD screen and so you could log in that you could send to telex and people were like how did you do that? So yeah it's the future baby! Well okay i worked for a crocker bank in the online computer room. I was a telecommunications analyst And we had mainframes and we had minis, which were kind of the in-between. We had Burroughs products. We were an IBM beta test site. I had a couple friends who left to go

2:37:04 They were big proponents of the personal computer, it was called a microcomputer originally. And I was like that's not going anywhere who cares? You know who wants to... It's like Tina famously, Tina famously. Who would ever want a phone that they can use on the street no one wants that! And then I, of course lost my job there for through a series of events. And I went to work for an early microcomputer distribution company so you know, I got to see the Apple one when it was first introduced up on Vicente Street in Berkeley

2:37:48 You know, and you know Jobs was there. And Wozniak? Was there and so is Captain Crunch you know all these people. Oh yeah the freaker the phone freaker oh yeah he was just a freaker He's still alive! Yeah um...and it was like I kept looking at him I kept going oh yeah and then people are like oh it's gonna do all these things I'm like yeah sure With switches, look you flip this switch and that switch and then it's gonna do something. This is... Okay well enough old people talk however on the next episode on Thursday this is a tease you're going to tell us the story of how you and John met yeah baby I'm gonna show my soul by donating to No Agenda imagine all the people who could do that oh yeah that'd be fab Yeah! On NO AGENDA

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2:43:44 8888, Harry Kelly Tate, Covola. That's Florida. Sir Beeboop, Night of the Frozen Tundra get well soon young man! Baronet Baylor, Grafton Wisconsin John my family and I are praying for you i know you'll bounce right back we all can't wait for you to be bumping the mic again soon no love and light just yet And he is Baron Baylor, aka Sir Camera Chris. Keith Larson St Petersburg Florida Kevin McLaughlin there He is oh he strays from his regular 8008 or maybe there's another one down the list Here's the Archduke of Luna Love of America and boobs Concord North Carolina Nicole Weerman Tualatin Oregon

2:44:26 Mike Rineker, Dubuque Iowa, Lauren Matthew Ware New Hampshire John Wynn Austin Texas Rachel Rankin Bettendorf Iowa Gabriel Shelton Pensacola Florida Sir Darth Penguin Lockport Illinois For John the Tech Grout, get well soon. Prayers for you God bless with love. Marcella Barden Monday Texas Benjamin Leto in Waterloo Ontario Canada Christopher O'Rourke Oak Lawn Illinois Amy Mullen Bastrop Texas David Wynn Rockville Center New York Chris Coravo, Driftwood Texas. Natalie Taylor, Lebanon Pennsylvania Jonathan Dennison, Blaine Washington Michael Raguse in Tustin California Whitney Santos-Diloretto in Boring Oregon Morten Kiernan in Kongens Lingby that's in Denmark thank you Denmark John Scales in Ocala

2:45:20 Florida, Alex Castellanos in Phoenix Arizona Catherine Moore Austin Texas LAZ Philadelphia Victor Petrovsky West Orange New Jersey Scott Riley Meridian Idaho Ryan Helling, Goleta California. Kenneth Warford in Gardner Kansas Sven Janssen and Round Rock Texas Catherine Morton Charlotte North Carolina Walter Hilbeck in Essen that is in Deutschland Aaron Chamberlain Dayton Ohio a long new...a long letter that he sent but he goes back to the twit days and he of course wishes John well

2:45:58 Onward to... where am I here? Rachel Dragoszewski in New York, Julian Barlow and Farnworth in Great Britain. Sir Robert Charles and Baronetess Christina Pearl in Deputy Indiana The first time Christina Pearl met Adam she told him she'd be more nervous meeting JCD because he's a unicorn! The dream is still alive to meet him can't wait to meet you at the next Meetup or Sock Hop Sir Charles and Baronetess Christina, Gerald Preston Bennington in Nebraska. Ernest Mosley Grand Bay Alabama John Peters in Lierre, oh Lierre in Belgium!

2:46:37 Rachel T. Fogelton's, Mandeville Louisiana Ali Miller McKinneyville California Stephen Harle Harley in Warrenville Illinois Linda Lou Patkin comes in with another donation Castle Rock Colorado Bruce Hutchinson Anthem Arizona Aaron Weiss Gerber and Bend Oregon Moon Consulting Cameron Montana Steven Corbine and Woodway Washington Matt King, Cherry Hill New Jersey. Oh the cool people live there! Earth and Sky Camp Memphis Tennessee Stuart Fawcett Liverpool in the Merseyside in Great Britain Julie Shuler in New Braunfels Texas Joshua Baggett in Fayetteville Tennessee John Kumar London in the UK Amy Harmon Biltmore Forest North Carolina Jennifer Williams Davie Crockett National Forest

2:47:26 in Texas, Ryan Stewart in Baldwin Missouri Paul Erskine Lake Forest Washington... Lake Forest Park Washington Kenneth Kyle Holtz in Ohio Semper Pici LLC and Shererville Indiana Dave Swanbeck Johnsburg Illinois Tobias Real Estate Services in Gardner Kansas Jonathan Elmore Baton Rouge Louisiana Ryan Zukowski in Medford New York David D VT in Cumming Georgia Jack Schofield in Yankatown I think it's Yankatown yeah, Florida to

2:48:24 Daniel Fisher, Gwynn Michigan. John Hoibour in Bristol Tennessee Jason Shepard Trinidad Colorado Gabriel Adams Newport Tennessee John Foley Chicago Heights Illinois Jim Larson Owen Sound Ontario Albert Peter Jurien Verheij in Doorn in Utrecht in the Netherlands Chris Bolton in Newcastle-under-Lyme that's in Staffordshire Rebecca Flynn, Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Rose Lincolns, Landesville, Pennsylvania. Aaron Stafford, Pensville New Jersey Kyle Rainey in Wolfworth Texas Doug Andrews Sykesville Maryland Monica Saini-Figurski in Rego Park New York and there's Dame Astrid and Sir Mark there of course the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess

2:49:13 of Tokyo and all of the disputed islands in the Japan Sea. And they say, Dear John you are the original chick magnet! Thousands of women have a secret crush on you we hang on every word that comes over your lips So get that healing dopamine spike going and get better soon. I hope Raven comes to visit, sending you much love and a squadron of kisses from Tokyo! Sorry Mimi, I love you too." That's the day master talking of course. Valerie Raye Plano Texas Jay Rectorick in Weatherford Texas Matthew Merlino Atlanta Georgia Stephanie Lukasiak in Santa Ana California Ben Colbeck in Fitchburg

2:49:51 Wisconsin, Anna Stewart Oklahoma City Paul Smith in Anchorage Alaska Kyle Friedrichsen in Sarasota Florida Michael Kern in Cypress, California. Marissa Dance in Fairfield Ohio Chad Furber Red Hook New York Allison Ostrander in Round Rock Texas Marilyn Plaza Garwood New Jersey Brian Adelin and Myrtle Beach South Carolina Svernus Murty in Culpeper Virginia Lacey Bird in Becker that's in Lake Mills Wisconsin Julian Erickson Swamp Scott Massachusetts Susan Erikson in Burton Michigan Frank Laura in Milford, Michigan. Douglas Radcliffe in Dinwiddie Virginia William Fleming Tulsa Oklahoma Neutron Drive Canyon Hi Paul! Neutron Drive Canyon Lake Texas Sir Dr Sharky St. Peter's Missouri Eric England Tallala Oklahoma Charles George and Evergreen Colorado Javier Vasquez in San Diego California Sir Dr Sharky St. Peter's Missouri

2:50:52 It says I made a major typo in my first message to John, so as my punishment and met his second donation with the correction. That's okay brother Spencer Pollack in Collinsville Oklahoma Peter Barthel Bellingham Montana Mary Minnesota, I'm sorry thank you Mary Broon in McKinley Ville California George Hayden Truman's Berg New York John Foner in Pleasant Pleasant Shade, Tennessee. Max Turnquist, Sharon Massachusetts Eric Allen Woodland Hills Rebecca Hall in Cerveteri that's in Italy Cerveteri Roma in Italia West Stewart Mesa Arizona Inger Mo Lafayette Colorado Brian Tucker Waterloo Ontario Canada

2:51:37 Tim Powers, Washington Oklahoma. John Mahala in Columbia Pennsylvania Steven Sill in Duquoin Illinois Matthew Lossie and Odessa Florida Christopher Pauly Verona Wisconsin Podhouse Studios Dos Palos California Ray Aaron at Nartesia New Mexico Dan Kestersen Colorado Springs David van der Brompte Internat in the Netherlands Daniel Woutour in Toronto, Ontario. Michael Belcher in Yuba City California Brian Bollinger in Roseville California Rob van Dijk and near Loden Netherlands Linda Michelle Ghali in Phoenix Arizona Dame Tony Helfs comes in from

2:52:17 Oklahoma City. The show isn't the same without you, John! Your heart attack made me realize just how much I depend on you for my twice weekly dose of sanity and humor get well soon Anonymous from Los Angeles California. John you have made a bunch of great content over the years i've been following since Silicon Spin get well... Get better soon, please don't become too crotchety. Too late! Right? Colin Metzler in Fresno California... get well soon John I've been listening to NOAH JENNINGS since i was 14 and turning 30 this month you've helped shape my worldview and for that I'm eternally grateful I pray for John's salvation and that God does not call him home too soon no no

2:52:53 Randy O'Rourke, Bradford Pennsylvania praying for a quick recovery. Sir Latte in Bremerton Washington get well soon John from sir latte of Bremerton Spencer Nay and Weaverville North Carolina Eric W Carson and Richland Washington sir mix with the Bitcoin donation 8888 get well soon John stay well Adam N Mimi David Keys Riverside and this is 88 Jesse Johnson from Woodbridge New Jersey 88 what a time to be deduced you've been D douche sending my get well prayers to JCD during the holy month of Ramadan Liam Rachel Rochelle Kim I think Littleton Colorado

2:53:34 Get Well, a love and prayers for John. Sir Galteran with 8438 get well soon John Cameron Linga in North Branch Minnesota 8194 then we have the boob donations Kevin McLaughlin comes in twice he is the Archduke of Luna 28008 thank you very much Dakota Walker Boise Idaho with the boob donation Jiraj Kojak from Prague I love these international donations a boob donation Suzuki 808, Dear John wishing you a speedy recovery surrounded by busty nurses. My tip of the day is try Dr. McCullough recommended natokinase capsules for your cardiovascular health. Yes?

2:54:18 Is that a thing? Yeah, it's something and yep. He likes natto so good Okay thank you I got to take your drink And it's not stinky or slimy It's actually delicious over rice if you get the right brand Sir Herb Lamb, Sugar Hill Georgia 8008. Then we get the lucky 7777 from Duane Spellman in Rehoboth Massachusetts Greg Miller Indianapolis Indiana mutter says get well soon JCD Dame Patricia Worthington Palmetto Bay Florida $75 Jim Crane Missouri City Texas 75 Get Well Prayers for John C and his wife Mimi Stephen Hutto St. Petersburg 75 Sarah Hubert in Mitcham Surrey that's in England 73 26

2:55:02 Dame Dana Carroll in Laughlin, Nevada 7227 Arno and I'm still fame 7132 Listening to the show now and Adam was talking to Mimi many health carmers for John wish him all the best that he may be healthy again soon back to his old self also strength to His family and Adam in this uncertain time Pete LaChanze in Oviedo, Florida 6996 Dame Tanya good to hear from you Dame. Tanya New York New York John You've given us quite a scare scare glad you were able to have the surgery so quickly and are on the mend sending many hugs from Dame Tanya Scott Otto in Boonville, Indiana 6886 or hugger of kitties and sound dumb

2:55:40 6789, John get back into the house donation. 6789, 6789 make John soon fine big hug from my kitties William Jarvis Mount Juliet Tennessee 6769 Chad Hewett Folsom California 6640 David Cox Austin Texas 6325 Les Tarkowsky Kingman Arizona of small boobs 6006 Stephen Felice Ranchos Palos Verdes in California $60 Elmer the Pelmar with $60 sent to the Bitcoin at Get Well, get John out of the hospital. Bitcoin donation get well soon, John Steve Bansra our pilot when Nashville Tennessee Sir bnb and a I think it is 5993 Andrew Walker Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 5888

2:56:26 Sir David Wicker, sir by his grace. Jacksonville Florida 58 and when one dime and there he is again sir by His Grace with fifty eight and ten cents God never leaves us or forsakes us He loves you And we do too sir by His Grace Nancy Murphy San Bruno California 5721 Kelly Hubbard Plymouth Minnesota 5678 Daniel Toriello, Charleston South Carolina 5678 Andrew Garland Muncie Indiana 5623 Eric Marshall Klamath Falls Oregon 5555 5555 Health Karma for John Brian Furley comes in with double nickels on the dime so does Chris Chambers from London Ontario Canada Sir Tooth Fairy double nickels on the dime Valparaiso Indiana prayers coming your way John and to Mimi for having to put up with you while you're healing up

2:57:15 5510 from Sir Jules Reed in Salem, Oregon. Brent Morgan West Point Virginia 55 Patrick McKenna Carnation Washington 55 John Siebert 55 wishing John a speedy recovery with this Bitcoin donation of 78 thousand four hundred and ten Satoshis excuse me $55. Troy Funderburk, Missoula Montana 55 Christopher Depp Georgetown Kentucky hope you get better soon Carson Bush Sebring Florida get well John soon love from seabring, Florida John Balsano Madison Alabama 5272 Kyle Hendrickson Woodstock Illinois 5272 Kyle Morrison Duncan British Columbia 52 72 cripes peace and love to John Adam and family from Vancouver Island

2:58:00 Brittany Miller, 5272. She's from Trinidad Colorado Peter Benardoll 5272 Sir Pierre get well soon he says 5272 Anastasia Treckels Valparaiso Indiana 5272 I've been following your career for decades as a longtime donor of my meager 1212 per month I probably will surpass Baroness status but i'm just thankful for the sanity you and Adam bring to the world get well soon Trent Larrabee, Manchester New Hampshire 5158 Robert Ryan Norton Ohio 5118 Sir Luke in London in England collective karma for all sir Luke the Earl of London the southeast Josiah Thomas Anarchy Iowa

2:58:40 51, Saga and Ronnie from Sweden. I'm not quite sure it didn't come through... What do you think that is? It's Sweden but we don't know what place it's from! Unicode is what that is. It looks like an IKEA furniture piece. Oh, that's what the Swedes love those jokes never get old Dave Jackson back in Ohio Get Well Soon Buzzkilled That's Dave Jackson he IS The Man from School of Podcasting Dana Day, Walt Woodstock Georgia 5033 William Hamblin Hockley Texas God save John C. DeWark he did David Deloria Santa Clarita California 5005 Corey Bennett Hercules California 5001 and here are the fifties

2:59:25 Daniel LaBoi, Bath Michigan James Shermetta, Napa Nock New York Joseph Lefrano in Victoria Texas Sir Alex Zavala Kyle Texas Edward Mazurk in Memphis Tennessee Stephen Ray Spokane Washington Glenn Kukus and Ashaway Rhode Island Jody Zolman in Topeka Kansas Jake Wingo in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Sean Murray in West Chicago, Illinois Jacob Ali in Wichita Kansas He says we proclaim healing and Jesus name Amen to that first platoon first squadron leader 226 EVCC say when Those guys are serious. Joshua Gladstone, Amherst Massachusetts Theodore Hart in St Joseph Michigan Wayne Morell in Orlando Florida Brant Wessel in West Salem Wisconsin Stephen Crummey El Cajon California Danielle Williams Mount Shasta California Joel Blaine Broken Arrow Oklahoma Get Better Soon John Praying for you Daniel Niewong

3:00:20 in Borlänge, I think it is in Sweden. Let the force be with you. Priscilla Rubio in Norwalk California we're seeing John C., a speedy recovery George Nolan and Washington Montana what did I miss something? Well I don't know did you oh never mind I'm sorry that's okay I need to give you a break anyway you're making me exhausted well I'm almost done Cold read by the way, cold read I'll have you know. Switcheroo maybe could be credited to my son Nicole Nicole who i hope will be knighted before you actually find an exit strategy My apologies took me to denounce his douchebaggery My sincere prayers are with you John Mimi and of course you as well Adam You got a lot of praying hands on your John take time The rest will be waiting And thank you for your courage says George Nolan Sarah Amble Black Earth Wisconsin Get well soon John

3:01:13 Rick Justice's justicin st. Salt Lake City, Utah get well John Gina moly in Phoenix Arizona Getwell JCD we miss you stripe Thank You stripe 50 bucks Walker Phillips San Rafael California Aichi, Kichigawa San Francisco California Jason DeLuzio Miami Beach Florida Carrie Jackson Watertown Tennessee and Sir Yogi wraps up our $50.00 and above West Richland Washington and he says he loves us! And we thank you very much for that those are Just a I mean there's a lot more, a lot of the 8-8s. Thank you so much for forgiving John these fabulous notes The donations are highly appreciated And we all wish of course that John gets back in the saddle soon Although I have to say I'm kind of enjoying having you hang out here Mimi That's not been too bad

3:02:07 Well, thank you. Suggestions are always appreciated on how I can be better because this is not my normal place to be You're doing just fine now that you locked up the dog it's gotten even better NoahJenTheDonations.com Thank you all so much for supporting the show Oops! I'm sorry...I got confused This is what I meant Yes, here we go. Eric at the Grand Canyon wishes his dad Edward from Bridgewater a very happy birthday celebrated on March 3rd Earl Christopher Happy Birthday to his beautiful wife Diane She turned 55 on March 3rd Dreb Scott of course He is the Duke of the Chapters The Cloud Chapters Uh...March 4th Alex Ivan Jacqueline and Sweet Pea say Happy Birthday to Alex Myers Turned 30 on the 6

3:02:58 And Edward Knowles wishes his smoking hot wife a very happy birthday. She'll be celebrating on March 27th Happy Birthday from everybody here at the best podcast in the universe! And we will do these title changes, knighting and damings will come when John returns so you get the official double ceremony as it should be. He is the keeper of his sword Earl Christopher becomes Duke Christopher and Sir C Sharp of .NET becomes a baronet today Thank you both very much for your additional support in $1,000 or more to The Best Podcast In The Universe

3:03:42 and we have some fantastic meetup reports. That's right, noagendameetups.com is where you can find all of the NOAA agenda meet-ups listed It is a collaboration between Sir Daniel who maintains the website and Mimi Who always is putting together the entire list of what is upcoming and it's highly appreciated And we love it even more when you give us a report here is the report from Los Altos talking Fantastically to new producers again me new baby Sir Montauk, having a fabulous time as always. I'm Leslie and here I knew these people are crazy thank you bye Hi this is Dame Rose This is sir Rick Howser turning crazy in just a second and I'm just hoping John is healthy enough to have the beer at the next Club Mallard meetup

3:04:39 I don't think alcohol is in his future anytime soon to be honest that will be oh He can have a non-alcoholic beer. Oh, yes okay? Hey there was a big meetup in Tinley Park It was Darren O'Neill and Eli the coffee guy 33 people showed up They had a great time and they made a report for us What's up y'all, it's Eli the Coffee Guy here at Hailstorm Brewing having a good time with all my friends from the No Agenda Crew. Rex Redbone in the morning to you! Baroness Amy of FEMA Region 5 and Baron John The Fabulous of The Glacial Drumlins Dame Trinity visiting from Fort Wayne having a great time with the No Agenda Crew thank you for your courage Ron Vee from the troll room looking forward seeing this one on the air

3:05:33 Hey, in the morning John and Adam, sir PBR street gang here in Chicago loving the area. And prayers to John! What's the matter John? Too many eggs? Nah too soon, too soon. This is Sir Matthew get well soon John In the morning this is Dame Courtney. John get well soon We gotta have some more live episodes, guys. We just can't handle all these special reruns They're just not my cup of tea Hope you get better Get well soon John Can't wait to hear ya We miss you, we hope you're back soon. Exit strategy is not the way to go! You gotta keep doing the show! Hey this is Sir Spooky of The Elm Streets John Gittwell soon and Adam we still love you too This is Omar that's all Alright it's Eli Barron of The Beans saying we love ya John and everybody out in Gitmo Nation Peace Out

3:06:35 Actually, we need Darren. Hi I'm Darren O you may have heard of me i'm on the pre-show my wife refuses to talk We were all concerned John didn't have a heart so we were all happy to find out he does Hey, thank you to Darren and Eli for hosting this meetup. We're sucking in soot and we're gonna fix it in post! We don't fix anything in post... Yes very good thank you very much guys sound like he had a good time couple of meetups coming up in the rest of this month. On the 14th, Eagle Idaho, Gladewater Texas Indianapolis Indiana on the 15th Rockaway New Jersey on the 18th Charlotte North Carolina and 19th on the 21st Los Angeles California and Franklin Tennessee Coleyville I gotta learn how to pronounce that Texas on the 28th and Fort Wayne Indiana on the 28th as well And a reminder we have the Albany California meetup That might be John's return We don't know yet

3:07:32 on the 11th of April along with Fredericksburg, Texas on the 11th of April and many more that you can find at noagendameetups.com Go there find them This is where you will meet people who are like-minded just as nutty as you are connection brings protection These are the people who be your first responders in an emergency No agenda meetups calm if you can't find one near you start when yourself it's easy and always guaranteed a party It's like a power And a special birthday shout out to Sir Brian with one eye, Brian Skelton who celebrated his birthday earlier this week and he got cheated because we didn't do a full show so happy birthday Brian. Thank you Tina for reminding me I have all these women taking care of the show it's fantastic! It's great. So hopefully

3:08:37 John, it'll be like five weeks out from surgery by the time the Albany meetup comes and if you don't get John you get me. So I'll be down there. By then people will be John who? What? Who's that guy? Now how is he walking? Will he need a cane an ugly stick? I don't think so. No, he should be...I mean he's weak right now but yeah he's in a week of rehab and the cardio rehab so they're going to make him you know walk and go up and down stairs and do everything he needs to do out in the real world And, you know, Jay and Brennan will no doubt take excellent care of him and get him moving. I'll be down there so I'll be able to nag him. And, you know, I expect that he's going to bounce back fairly quickly. I mean that's what I'm hoping. Yeah sure sounds like it when I heard he was already watching Chinese TV. I'm like okay the brains are...I remember when they woke him up

3:09:33 Yeah. You said that the nurses had talked to you and said, um, you know he's his mental state is great and has a very strong grip around the nurse's neck no doubt exactly so you didn't have any ISOs they didn't expect you too but I tried but i was tired from the other ones. I understand. I'm gonna give you three choices you get to choose here's the first one unbelievable stuff And that's the first one. Second one... It's very, very good! ...and probably my favorite What the hell are you putting in your mouth? Ah just saying Which one do you choose Mimi? Oh I like the last one Okay and now oh my goodness here it comes Mimi's tip of the day! Great advice for you and me Just a tip with JCB And sometimes Adam

3:10:34 All right. Okay, I have a tip that's not a normal tip but it is something... That's how every Tip of the Day starts off! Not a normal tip but is a Tip of the day okay here we go well It's not a cleaning tip, it's not a wine tip, it is a practical tip I cannot stress the importance of writing down all of your passwords, all of your challenge words. Oh yes! Yes indeed. And most importantly, your PIN number to your computer – the four-digit PIN. Just a thought... It's been the biggest frustration for me this week is it's like, what was John's first car? Oh my God. What, what, what, what was the mascot of his high school team you know I mean we've been it took us days to get the newsletter out because we couldn't do the challenges for, for, you know now if I understand okay so I understand that

3:11:32 You had the passwords to everything except the computer. But no, we we had old passwords that hadn't been updated. Oh yay! Yay and yes, we did not have the pin too and John still won't give it to us so we have gotten around it which makes two-factor authentication a problem because they send an email Yes And so John still won't give you the PIN to his computer? Well, he doesn't remember it because evidently he changed it on a regular basis. So that means you have to go through the Microsoft nonsense. Oh my goodness! So you can get into when you go through Microsoft stuff? You can get into the computer? We couldn't because we didn't know...we don't know the Microsoft password like anyone does although for everyone listening mine is, I hate Microsoft. The problem is two-factor authentications are, you got to get it right

3:12:29 You know, so when you have access to the email. So you're getting that far it is questions that are like, I don't remember what year his first car was? I don't know who he went to the prom with all those things are... Does he? He remembers who we went to the prom with. The questions are so insane! Have you considered Bitwarden or some password manager of the like that you can even set up a emergency thing, after 24 hours you can...the backup person can claim it and then they can get in?

3:13:13 Have I considered this or are we talking about John? Well, I'm talking to you because no of course John hasn't considered this. Everyone knows my passwords because I use and I have them written down and yes there's I have played with those different programs. I cannot get John to use any of them because he doesn't, he's just... That's just John." No explanation needed Mimi it is just John. But everybody else should do this make everyone's life easier the other thing that i highly recommend even if you don't need it give a power of attorney to your spouse

3:13:52 Just a durable power of attorney that they can keep in the safety deposit box. In case anything happens to you, at least they have access. You know when I met Tina talk about OPSEC because that's what this is operational security and I was helping her with their Mac or something on the laptop and I said hey what's this it says Important do not delete. What's this? That's all my passwords like, oh okay yeah that's where you want it right there in the important do not delete file but she has a file and its safely kept and its all written down she is very fastidious about this very good and she has all of my passwords she knows exactly what they are they're all written down for this very reason

3:14:37 You know, yeah. The back end getting in is you know and it's you know I didn't expect this you know? I really don't think anyone ever expects anything like this but i'm one of those people who's always nagging you know look what if what if what if... And then IF happened! Yeah and IF happened and I you know it's now I'm surviving Write down your passwords, give a power of attorney. There it is everybody Mimi Smith-Dvorak's tip of the day! We made it Mimi. We did? Yes, wow! It's a long show. Boy we have to do this again on Thursday I'm looking forward to it you know what to do lock the dog up and it'll be perfect absolutely perfect I will absolutely do that and I won't rustle papers Hey try bumping the mic for couple times that always helps

3:15:44 Okay Thank you very much knowage in the nation. Thank you troll room thank you all for supporting the show and especially Giving John a reason to live believe me how it works It helps it does and absolutely, thank you so much yeah For both the prayers and the donations. Thank you, and special thanks to Jay and JC And everybody and Brendan everybody who pitched in coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country Where all the wineries are Fredericksburg in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from the I've got things coming up on my computer from The good old

3:16:27 Olympic Peninsula, for a few days I will be in Washington State. So good thoughts for Washington since we keep getting hit with solar flares literally. We've got Follow the Monkey and MVP for end of show mixes. We'll talk to you on Thursday everybody adios mofos ahui hui and such! Go ahead please America first is not isolationism but putting other guys in danger America first is not to get entangled. Nearly accomplished on the ground. America first is to follow. We're not at war. Can I be honest? America First is kill people. That's our job. Kill people, very successful. Kill people, a very serious mistake. Kill People. This needs to continue.

3:17:22 It's a very clear mission and that mission is to kill people. We're not at war. The only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're gonna live here, and it's our job Other than that they're doing very well Break in, break in The old fart's got a heart of gold, so the stories have been told. But he pushed the red line went too far now it's on the lift like an old salvage car He's in the shop for a valve and a year getting parts replaced for the coming year Mimi wrote the book on the eggs in the pan A literary feat for the best part of the man but Adam says no to the exit plan It's unacceptable

3:18:35 Meanwhile, the producers pitching to cover the show while JCD recovers in his Silicon Valley shack toe The best podcast in the universe!