Episode 482 · Sunday, 27 January 2013

Media Harmonization

Global powers return to Africa for resource control while European regulators move to license journalists and the medical industry faces allegations of diagnostic racketeering.

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About this episode

The National Security Agency and Department of Defense operate a clandestine wing known as the Central Security Service (CSS) tasked with black-bag operations and facility penetration. While the agency maintains a low public profile on official government websites, whistleblowers suggest its reach extends to unmanned aerial vehicle operations and domestic surveillance. Simultaneously, new reports indicate that Algeria may serve as a primary nuclear arsenal for China, a claim that echoes 1991 warnings from then-Senator Joe Biden regarding weapon proliferation in North Africa.

French military intervention in Mali reveals a strategic push to secure natural resources and counter Chinese influence in former colonies. Belgian Member of Parliament Laurent Louis recently denounced these actions as neo-imperialist, while Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a militant with alleged CIA ties, remains central to the regional instability following the Amadou Sanogo-led coup. In Europe, the EU High Level Group on Media Freedom, featuring futurist Ben Hammersley, has proposed a harmonization of journalism that includes state-funded media councils and the potential removal of journalistic status for those who deviate from approved codes of conduct.

Medical industry whistleblower accounts describe the ThinPrep imaging system as a tool for generating false positives to drive revenue through invasive LEAP procedures. The DSM-5 continues to expand diagnostic labels like Parental Alienation Disorder to broaden pharmaceutical markets, while a new alcoholism vaccine appears to be a legal maneuver to secure manufacturer immunity. From the SEC nomination of Wall Street defender Mary Jo White to the demographic shifts and gang violence in Compton, the landscape of American institutional trust continues to fracture.


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CHAPTER 01 / 43 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 482, Media Assassination Introduction

Hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 482 of the No Agenda show from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. The duo establishes the "Media Assassination" theme for the January 27, 2013, broadcast. Initial banter covers technical distractions and the current state of the program's production.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· austin· silicon valley· media assassination· podcast

00:00 Shut up already. It's soulless Adam Curry John C Dvorak January 27 2013 times you're getting on nation media assassination episode 4 8 2 this is no agenda doing double In the capital of the drone star state here in Austin Tejas in the morning everybody I'm Adam curry and for northern Silicon Valley work Where? What was that, I'm John C. Dvorak! It's Crackpot and Buzzkill in the morning Well you're doing your whistles when i'm doing my little opening thing so I just did a little kazoo Oh I was wondering what that was Sounded like the track went off or something Sorry didn't mean to distract you Didn't mean to distract you or anything You did...I am easily distracted Okay so uh hey Hey

00:55 Hey, well you know we got kind of a poor showing today and I decided that there's something in our show has become stale. And here is what is really annoying so and I think it because oil is the problem. You met me, so Lightning Rod does send us a note about he didn't think that my...you mentioned this on the last show that I was wrong about the Mali and it was uranium. By the way I have follow up on that but yeah I have a follow up on it right now. Go! This is the, if i can find it... this was actually on Stephen Colbert of all places

CHAPTER 02 / 43 Discussion

Mali Conflict, French Natural Resource Interests

A segment from The Colbert Report featuring a French studies professor highlights the geopolitical motivations behind French intervention in Mali. Despite Mali being landlocked, the discussion explores claims of offshore oil interests in neighboring former French colonies and the historical "leash" France maintains on its previous African territories.

mali· france· natural resources· oil· stephen colbert· africa

01:36 And I had to cut a lot of this out because Colbert's trying to be funny about the French being surrender monkeys and all the rest of that during this whole thing. But he brings on a professor of French studies from NYU who, to talk about Molly and there is a punchline to this and you might as well play it Who or what is Mali and why do the French care? Mali is a what. It's a country in northwestern Africa, it's pretty big country How big are we talking here Well its not quite as big as Afghanistan but it's up there. Compared to France how big is it Oh it's uh... it's big okay that thank you for your

02:23 Thank you for your precision. Why does France care though? Why does France care about Mali? Here's why France cares, it's... Mali is a former colony of France Okay They're no longer colonies. The French gave up their colonies around 1960 but they kept them on a longer or shorter leash depending on which country and how much stuff they had. Mali is in the middle of a part of Africa where there are natural resources There are tons of oil offshore Offshore There you have it. Wait a minute, Mali and offshore? Those two don't really come... that doesn't really make sense Why not? Well I thought Mali didn't have the shore am i wrong? Yeah it does take a look. I'm doing that right now of course that's what we do yeah let me just see no no Mali has no Mali is right in there I mean there's Guinea, Senegal French Guinea

03:25 Yes, but that's...but that is to the west of Mali. Mali has no shore Yeah, but French Guinea and Mali I mean they're both French colonies And they just move this stuff from one place to another okay. Well yeah, but anyway there's an oil angle We know it well so there's an oil angle But um I think you were not far for I'd is funny. I had a conversation with Someone who positioned themselves to me as a very down-low deep throat informant Actually about something always gay Download does not mean gay necessarily. Like really, like you know the hush-hush secret like VPN stuff... like you know when we're not commu— dropping messages in the draft box which of course you know what that means right?

CHAPTER 03 / 43 Discussion

Central Security Service, NSA Clandestine Operations

A confidential military source reveals the existence of the Central Security Service (CSS), an agency within the Department of Defense and NSA. The agency reportedly operates unmanned aerial vehicles and conducts clandestine "black bag" operations involving facility penetration. The hosts verify the CSS branding on the official NSA.gov website, noting its low public profile.

central security service· nsa· department of defense· drones· clandestine operations· css

04:18 No, well that's the CIA method obviously. Oh you mean your target? Oh yeah Yeah so not sending email but using a gmail drop and everything right That's what Patrasche was doing to meet up with us exactly exactly So not that this person was looking them hookup with me apparently But it was actually was it a guy yeah I didn't even know for sure In the beginning okay whatever be getting yeah because you know there's been going on I've been working on setting up this conversation for two weeks. It's not Bobby is it? Bobby Eden or Bobby Eden? Bobby Eden, you can see him there. It's like Bobby meet me on the webcam and then he says, I am D-Quote! So um so yeah okay it was unrelated it was actually about a

05:11 about a medical thing and there was reports that you know, that I've been receiving in bits and pieces and reading. So all very interesting but nothing I can do anything with right now But this person is very much on the inside as we know many Many of these types of personnel who are in the military or contracting This person's actually closer into the military and I'll tell you kind of where Which to me was a little weird. I'd never heard of this outfit before, not that I think my informant is apart of that The Central Secret Service Have you ever heard of them? The CSS No! It sounds like a TV show Well it should be look it up on the wikis CSS, Central Secret Service These apparently are the guys who go around killing people

06:06 What? Yes, it's like when... The Secret Service isn't supposed to be killing people. This is the Central... They don't have a license to kill! Hello this is the Central Secret Service they work for the Pentagon this is a little different you gotta look at this I just looked up central secret service there's nothing No what are talking about if you type in central secret service into Google you don't get crap What are you talking about hold on a second Just telling ya I've never heard of this thing Am I saying this wrong I thought it was... hold on a second. Now, now i'm confused. Hold on. Hold up secret maybe it's CSS. See that's the cascade style sheets! Some guy is a programmer

06:53 No, no. Hold on a second... Why can't I find this now? Oh this is annoying! It's the uh... Okay, I got a Landlocked Molly that has offshore oil and you've got this Well hold on a second... Well it sure as getting off to a great start Just because... Nah nah nah just keep looking You just obviously you've missed, you flipped a couple of words or something. No no no no I... The Secret Central Service? No it was CSS. Now this is the weirdest thing This is the weirdest thing! I had it all set in my show notes and now its like now I can't find it what is this? Uh huh. Ah this is weird LSD MKUltra action Maybe it's central security service try that

07:42 Central Security Service. Maybe I'm saying it wrong. There you go, Central Security Service. I'm sorry. Agency of the United States Department of Defense These are the guys so you've never heard of them. I like the badges. No, we totally need a challenge coin from these guys The good challenge coin right security service Yeah So these and there are bunch of murderers is what you're saying look down here they operate unmanned aerial vehicles These are drone opera this is yeah These are clandestine operations involving surveillance and penetration of target facilities including you know

08:20 black bags. These agencies must bump into each other every once in a while and take a shot, don't you think? So my source is saying... so basically what happened is my source... I've never even heard of this! No, I'd never heard of it either and then I'm looking this up like oh man this isn't good. Never heard of these guys. They have their own website. Yeah! Central Security Service KCO this is just a Kansas City branch no no this is something else. This is some company in Kansas City They would use this name they're member of the Business Bureau so these guys are a part of NSA if you go to NSA Gov is where you'll see that it's it actually says National Security Agency Central Security Service, which I didn't know and I thought NSA stood by itself

09:08 Look at it, go to NSA.gov, it's right there with their little emblem. Alright so while you're looking... Okay I'm on NSA.gov what am I looking at? Right at the top! When did that show up? I don't remember seeing this. So anyway now my source has bit of credibility with me. I've also read these other documents and so this person... Hold on a second, when did it become welcome to NSA slash CSS? I don't know! I found this website before...? I don't know! This is....I think that they're taking over. This is why my source brought it up that he said he literally said the CSS guys they're the whack jobs. He says they are the ones who go around killing people for talking too much

CHAPTER 04 / 43 Discussion

Algeria Nuclear Weapons, China Proliferation Claims

A whistleblower claims that Algeria serves as a primary nuclear arsenal for China, prompting a review of 1991 Congressional testimony. Then-Senator Joe Biden addressed Chinese weapon proliferation in Algeria during that period. The discussion suggests that unlike the public focus on Iran, the Algerian nuclear program may represent a more significant global security threat.

algeria· china· nuclear weapons· joe biden· 1991· proliferation

09:55 Oh. So, you know he was kind of... He'll be all over you after this report! Yeah well possibly I don't know I mean you know hey look at the donations it's worth risking my life i think that's well done everybody alright so so uh so my source really starts gushing And I'm talking to him for an hour. Okay, now just like you know and the connections cutting in and out You know we're on some specialized VoIP thing not Skype obviously so really trying to just have a conversation and i'm just like wow every single turn... My source is very upset because it's like why can't we do something? Why can't we? And what we tell our listeners

10:46 Just forget about it. There's no way we're going to release some documents and the whole world wakes up and goes, oh they're trying to kill us! They hate us! We're just cannon fodder!" That's not how it works so you need little baby steps you know and then you even did people who listen to this show they're awake and they're not gonna you know they're not eating the poison food, they are not taking most of the poisonous shots. You know? They are not letting that the poison information come into their veins. That's how you start! This has been going on for hundreds of years... You can't just turn around all of a sudden by releasing it. Yeah reveal the truth! Here is is!! So he was very frustrated

11:28 So I'm trying to calm down, but he says you know and you guys are so good You have no idea even know about Algerian uranium. Do you even know how? Spot-on that was I'm like hold on a second all right the first day because you race the beginning of this show And I was like what what are you talking about the war I can't be right on that He says man This is, yeah you don't they don't have a lot of uranium because they don't need it for the nuclear weapons. He says this is China's main nuclear weapon arsenal and I started to Google around just google Algeria

12:04 China nuclear weapon there was testimony in 1991 this was already going on interesting. Oh, yeah oh Yeah No This Was This Was a it was called the the L? China Helps Algeria Developed Nuclear Weapons and There was Testimony in Congress now we're Talking 91 and Joe Biden of all People Now I can't get Video or Audio of This he is talking so he testifies the Algeria let me read some headlines from the Google April 17th 1991 Joe Biden says mr. president I rise today to Joe Biden okay our vice president this is not coincidence I rise today to address a topic that I think is important to the future of the United States and world security interest as any that I've spoken to and then it goes on to talk about Chinese weapon proliferation in Syria Algeria ok

12:57 some headlines from the Googles China helps Algeria develop nuclear weapons, the nuclear vault, the Algerian nuclear problem. Algeria country profiles NTI nuclear threat initiative online news are tracking again it's a Algeria may be developing they may be developing a weapon system so I think unlike Iran which of course you know You know, just you got we have to draw a bomb with the fuse that is lit that makes us believe there's something gonna blow. I think this may be the real deal and let us not... Well okay while you're on that track we have to remember

CHAPTER 05 / 43 Discussion

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, CIA Ties and Mali Coup

The discussion focuses on Mokhtar Belmokhtar, known as "Mr. Marlboro," and his alleged historical ties to the CIA dating back to 2003. Connections are drawn between regional instability and the 2012 Mali coup led by Amadou Sanogo, who received military training in the United States at Quantico.

mokhtar belmokhtar· algeria· cia· amadou sanogo· mali· coup

13:41 Mukti, what's his name? Malai... you know the guy we have the cigarette pack. Oh Moktar Belmoktar Yeah Muktar Moktar One-Eye He is the guy who tried to overthrow the Algerian government some years back and turn it into an Islamist state Yes And they had to do all kinds of things that keep that from happening because the Algerians apparently at least when the mass of Algerians are kind of dumb and not to... Did we get any donations from the jury? No, I never heard of such a thing. Anyway so uh So they had to like, you know, browse this character and now he's out making trouble again. So maybe there is some... You know because the Islamists would love to get one of these. They'd love to get a bomb so they could just ship it to New York. How typical is it? It's the same script we've got Mokhtar Belmokhtar Mr. Marlboro The One-Eyed Bandit who of course in 2003 worked for the CIA very reminiscent of Osama Bin Laden work for the CIA. And already predicted that this was the new Osama. Exactly

14:45 Now, remember that there was a coup in Mali last year and the coup was done by Amadou Sanago who of course was trained in the United States at Quantico. So this is... so that's a complete US operation. Complete! And of course it's always handy to have all kinds of other stuff. I mean, if you're gonna go to Mali... You know, pfft! And by the way, dude, Timbuktu is a real place

CHAPTER 06 / 43 Discussion

African Colonialism, Belgian Military Support

The hosts examine the return of European powers to Africa, specifically noting Belgian support for current military operations. Historical context is provided regarding King Leopold's brutal legacy in the Congo. The conversation suggests that Western nations are re-asserting control over former colonies to counter growing Chinese influence and secure oil resources.

belgium· congo· king leopold· timbuktu· oil· colonialism

15:21 It's in the news. I've known Tim, of course Timbuktu is a real place but you always think it was some sort of myth? No but when i was growing up that you'd say oh from here to Timbuktu and now its like hey Timbuktu! Its in the news. Yeah well they meant, I think it meant the middle of nowhere which is where it is yeah but it really isn't anymore because now it's the center And so, yeah. There's the oil angle obviously French Guinea BP total I mean total oil is huge you know we think that what we're seeing here is all of these places were colonized people speak French in these countries. Much of Africa is a French speaking. Yeah and the French got kicked out the Belgians got kicked out by the way Belgian on their way to go help

16:12 and the Belgians... Oh, what are they gonna do? Dumble them with french fries. I mean, you just don't see it! They found the bullet we're marching! Yeah the Belgians sending fort... no i think they're sending support and um You know so but the Belgians... We were letting him use all our planes to move this stuff The Belgians of course the king uh was it uh Lodewijk which King was well the Bouder van I can't remember which one or what the Leopold King Leopold, you know They they slaughtered all of Central Africa the entire Congo right the Belgian Congo. Yeah And so now I think it's just like alright and everything is another cycle has calmed down Hey, let's go back. Let's go get them bitches

16:57 Let's get back in! Well the Chinese are trying to get in there so we might as well. The Western countries have to go, wait a minute... We gave these people their freedom and although like the guy said, they've given friendship a short leash And they're democracy? Yeah, they're quote-unquote democracies and now they're doing this no not gonna happen So along these lines... Essentially by the way that says we never give them anything No of course not. Regarding the Belgians And this was huge news in the actual news circles in Europe. As a member of parliament, Laurent Louis

CHAPTER 07 / 43 Discussion

Laurent Louis, Belgian Parliament Anti-War Speech

Belgian Member of Parliament Laurent Louis delivered a fifteen-minute monologue against sending troops to Mali, labeling the intervention as neo-imperialist colonial bull. Louis criticized the motivations behind the wars in Afghanistan and Syria, arguing that military spending continues while Belgian citizens face economic hardship.

laurent louis· belgium· mali· neo-imperialism· parliament· anti-war

17:37 and uh... in belgium and he voted against the uh... belgian troops going to mali to assist in a fifteen minute unfortunately in french in a fifteen-minute monologue where it's in the show notes you have to see because it has um... as uh... youtube has close captioned subtitles we're heat completely lays out the entire crackpot thing he's amitie basically like Ron Paul's final speech. And this guy is pretty young, I think he is in his early 30s and he gets up and says we're not going to send these troops over there this is just a neo-imperialist colonial bunch of bull crap We went into Afghanistan for the drugs

18:21 It's just like on and on and it is like wow. And he really exposed this Syria, this is all crap we're just there to break it up just to make little pieces so we can rule everything and you know we got people starving in Belgium meanwhile were sending money over to all these other crazy places but he does it in a very Calm and distinguished manner, and I speak enough French You know to read the subtitles in here that the subtitles are pretty much an accurate translation But what's cool is in the background you can kind of see like one of those muckety-muck guys who has a higher desk than The rest And he's listening to him in the background his hand is going over his mouth. Oh my oh no He didn't oh oh no You've got to see this show notes for 8 2 dot na show notes calm so it was really yeah That would that was very

19:10 Very interesting to have our new source basically say, you know, you are right. Yeah here's the problem looking at these headlines and stuff that we just did We should have been able to put this together without anybody's help whatsoever well yeah well Okay, I'm just saying yeah Just at the point is what we do with news deconstruction. The information is always out there Yeah We just didn't connect the dots as well you can connect the dots I mean it's obvious when I'd like this running this Algeria China nuke weapon into Google Boom and then getting all this stuff which sometimes we do have Insiders like this fellow whoever he is that says hey

19:57 You know, they slap us so much. Yeah! That's basically it. You're right and you're wrong and here is the deal... Just go look this way. Take your head and look over here. Extract it from your rectum and look over that way. And its funny because And you know and Ron this guy's not giving any insights scoop that you daddy that puts his or your life in danger the documents he gave me The medical stuff. He'd you know is not probably something he should be Sending around but that but that's an unrelated matter That I'm not prepared to talk about just yet because I'm reading through it's a lot so just gonna tease us with it It's a lot of little documents a lot of material wait a minute let me can I guess take one two shots, okay?

CHAPTER 08 / 43 Discussion

Medical Industry Scams, Pap Smear Testing Procedures

A personal account details a frustrating experience with the medical system following an abnormal pap smear result. The narrative describes a "sales job" atmosphere at a medical center where patients are shown promotional videos for invasive procedures like colposcopies and LEAP. The account highlights the transition from "doctors" to "healthcare providers" and the aggressive marketing of pharmaceutical solutions.

pap smear· hpv· medical industry· colposcopy· pharmaceutical complex· healthcare

20:43 Documents the two Obamas? Separated at birth. Maybe, you never know! You never know... And your second shot? Documents chemtrails? No I'm not talking no it's not chemtrails Speaking of medical, so anyway we're going to stay on this because now we have the... We are looking in the right direction as what's taking place. It is about time! We know the actors and oh and by the way you won't get this anywhere else but on The Best Podcast In The Universe. So speaking about medical I'm very very very upset

21:22 And I'm very happy, this is of a personal nature and I thank my wife. Wait can I guess? Can I make an educated guess? You just want to make the guessing game or do you just wanna move on? Just come at me one shot! Okay sure Super gonorrhea If only No it's better than that So Miss Mildred Before she and I love her that she said please, I want you to talk about this on the show. And the show is it's partially because of the show that this whole thing is coming to light so she had a pap smear in June

22:04 And it came back as abnormal, which is there's a level of these things like 1-2-3 and then super gonorrhea. Then off the scale cancer and we've been through this we talked about the testing about the false positives of the new testing systems, about the machine makers who test pap smears being very closely tied to makers of HPV vaccines. Right, the scam. We discussed the scam in great detail. In great detail so this is of course in Ms. Mickey's mind and it comes back with abnormal which is not like you're dying! It's abnormal

22:47 And her doctor says, you know take one when you come back. Now of course there are a lot of things that can affect these tests hormone levels etc and she takes certain hormones for thyroid so it's not abnormal So she has right after we come back from our exile She has another one that comes back the same with abnormal I actually have the reports here atypical, atypical squamous cells. So her doctor says you should go and talk to this doctor and see about what next steps because you've had it twice in a row

23:29 So of course, you know I'm not going to go with her by her request. She says because you know I don't want to go through this whole cycle again because you recall not just Miss Mickey but my daughter they both had the test and then you go in and they say oh we got to do a biopsy and they when they scare you with all this cancer stuff and then Oh! You're all clear but maybe oughta take a Gardasil shot just in case so she asked if I come along and we go to the medical center. And John, this was the sales job and what happened was so beyond belief I'm angry now, but I was very calm at that time

24:10 So you go in, you sign up through the whole thing. You do all your brand new patient forms or whatever and then the assistant puts you in the room and it's like okay now we're going to show a video about... Oh no! You're kidding me? No, no, no. It is all set-up This is doctoring? Yeah, no. It's all set up and she says okay now I'm going to show you the video about the colposcopy and the colposcopy is partially it's the vinegar test right so they can that's actually that shows you if you have any strain of HPV or any type of infection which you can do at home turns out but there's the vinegar test

24:49 and when they look at it with a big-ass microscope, and then the colposcopy which is where they actually take a biopsy. Which is an unfriendly thing! Okay? It's like you're snipping away in someone's womb...it's not nice, you know And this video is completely from the pharmaceutical complex There was woman saying your provider will tell you about all of different things that could go wrong Not your doctor! He's not your doctor anymore John, he's your provider I mean, this is the most so this woman and you know there's a menu it was like. And then after the colposcopy we have leap! You can take a leap and leap is where they basically electrocute your womb to take away a piece of whatever. And the whole time it's like well you know this could be pre-cancerous it could be pre cancerous pre cancers well the whole universe is pre cancerous people So that's a lot most smart doctors will tell

25:42 bogus doesn't mean anything not well and the whole thing is pre cancers oh it's precancerous precancerous and then the assistant comes back in while we're watching this this indoctrination video and it's like well you know yeah it'll be so did you have to call posca P today it'll be two hundred dollars outside of what your insurance covers plus five ten percent of the copay Yeah, and so this is upsetting. You know? This is not the way you handle I think this type of situation and I see Mickey's like her eyes are going back in her head. You know uh yeah give me the piece of paper It's like she has like an orange post-it note well here's what it'll cost if you have the colposcopy today It's like hey we just want to talk! You know?

CHAPTER 09 / 43 Discussion

ThinPrep System, False Positives in Cancer Screening

The discussion critiques the ThinPrep imaging system for its reported high rate of false positives in cervical cancer screenings. A specific medical encounter is described where a doctor allegedly used vague diagnostic language to pressure a patient into an expensive biopsy. The hosts argue that the current diagnostic framework is designed to maximize revenue through fear-based "pre-cancerous" labeling.

thinprep· cancer screening· false positives· biopsy· medical ethics· diagnostics

26:23 What do I have to do put you into this car today? Yeah, exactly. If you don't do it today it's gonna cost more tomorrow! I was like hey can we negotiate? Can I give you $150? So then finally the doctor comes in And she's like, okay we're gonna do this colposcopy today. I'm like hold on you know? I want to talk a little bit about this stuff you know and then we saw your video You know are you the provider? So i'm really holding back on this and Mickey of course She's boiling! She is...I can just see it she's at no state to have anything done so Okay, so we just want..we have a couple questions

27:00 You know, Mickey's asking and I step in very lightly. I say well just want to know you know so that no one really told us what the actual results were of this PAP smear and what level it was and oh by the way which testing system was used? Was this the thin prep system? And the doctor has these two reports that have my hand as she tosses them like that to me says Well here why don't you take a look This is not a doctor that you should be going to. So she literally tosses them, oh here why don't you take a look? And I'm like okay and so I take a look at him and so here is the result and they're both ThinPrep as you know it's the new imaging system you can google thin prep high false positives then it says interpretation by the clinic clinician is atypical squamous cells which

28:00 cannot exclude high-grade squamous intrapathalia lesion. So basically it's saying, it's abnormal but I can't exclude that you're going to die tomorrow! That's basically what is says in both cases so what kind of diagnosis is this? And it's because of this thin prep system that, you know they go oh we can't exclude it. Well yeah but if you don't see it no but we can exclude it so... That means you can't exclude it because the test is a piece of crap

28:36 So I say, is it maybe before we go doing another biopsy which you know is invasive and we've already been through this. Invites problems. Yeah invites problems, we've been through this once before can we have another test? And then the doctor says to me well okay so that may be the test will be clear so which one are you going to trust? Well why don't every woman just have a biopsy every year then what good is the test So she goes back and forth, and by the way this is like a $700-$800 procedure. And we're like okay well we're definitely not going to do anything today because no one's in the mood for this. I'm seeing that Mickey wants to rip her head off She's wearing orange frames on her glasses which is already... That's a bad sign!

29:26 And then, like okay so we'll set up a next appointment. And then the doctor's like... During this the doctor is saying to Mickey your husband wants you to have this done and I'm like I didn't say anything! Your husband really wants you to have this colposcopy. So I was like wow and you're right what it it going to take to get you in this car today? As were leaving she says ok well I'l see you in two weeks and you will be an expert on pap smears won't you And I'm like, we're never stepping foot in this office again. Ever! And so of course now we're at this juncture where to me if this were anyone else it's very easy for me to sit here and say ah this whole thing is a scam but now of course it's in everyone's head It's like how can you not have this procedure done because what IF

30:18 I mean this it's angering. So first of all the whole treatment was just oh my god you know and just reminiscing back to what the doctor was talking about like well you know, this is the number we already have a code that goes from this code it goes through the colposcopy and its like the system is completely rigged and somehow I'm not quite sure what happened. And we're going to talk to her original, her actual doctor on Monday say why did you send us to this person? You know why did you put us because these guys are good. I like it. They've put it on natural hormones for a thyroid that completely anti big pharma and they put us right into the open trough of the system. Hey by the way thanks President Obama What's this $200 bull crap

CHAPTER 10 / 43 Discussion

Pharmaceutical Shills, Medical Industry Lexicon

The conversation shifts to the influence of pharmaceutical shills in online medical forums and the changing language of healthcare. The term "provider" is analyzed as a way to replace doctors with less expensive nurse practitioners. An anecdote describes a doctor prescribing Valium and Vicodin as a routine part of a diagnostic procedure, illustrating the normalization of heavy medication.

pharmaceutical industry· medical lexicon· healthcare provider· valium· vicodin· medical ethics

31:08 Where's all the groovy affordable crap that you were supposed to have? So this is very, very... Very upsetting. Whereas, you know and an abnormal pap is not like the worst thing in the world but and you know and sure a colposcopy is always safe to no for sure but there's you know Mickey's whole body is saying No! You know, it's a very weird situation. It is very upsetting and you go Google stuff. You google this exact term. This atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous and you get like a million different forums and stuff and you can see the pharmaceutical shills posting in there. Oh yeah! You can just see them. This is unbelievable.

32:09 Anyway, I mean you know it's just upsetting very very upsetting. I'm happy that Mickey said please talk about this on the show because we've talked about previous experiences and This is really fucking with people just to make money And I couldn't hate to say it but I looked at this whole operation like You're just making money! You don't give a crap With your little provider health care video. Since when did a doctor become your provider? I find the whole thing disgusting, yeah! I don't know what i'm gonna do...I have a doctor who's you know fairly savvy to all this stuff and he's the one who says we're over vaccinated and has all these other you know he has a lot of experience with finding the most inexpensive way to resolve problems

33:11 And then so I'm looking him up the other day cuz I have to get an appointment of course now every because they specialize in older patients The place is packed, but I see his age. He's 70! It's like a social club? Is it like... Yeah, yeah somewhere right. Do they have a disco ball? The guy is 70 and he's like well that means I'm gonna have to pick up some new doctor somewhere because he's going to retire like they always do. They should've retired already and so then I'm gonna be like uh I'll have this doctor for like 25 years and I'm gonna find some punk that's gonna be Sleaze ball this douchebag that you ran into back yet. Yeah, yeah Oh, yeah And then she says oh and you know when do when you come in for the call possibly here Let me just write your little prescription for some Valium and some Vicodin So that you know You'll be as long as your husband will drive you then you'll be you know, you've been really woozy to be all good You know and they won't even know what I'm doing literally what she said? So we took the prescription We got the pills obviously

34:16 Hello? Party! I mean it was Friday night after all. But, you know man this is just... I don't know if other people even realize, and this is...and I had a long talk with Nick. You know even though the old rule is don't ever have a doctor that you don't personally like wouldn't mind having a beer with hanging out and chatting yeah it's been lost somewhere to these specialists who are just the creepiest people in the world they just make you they're just uncomfortable be around and you just get the feeling that their scamming you

34:55 And they can live with themselves. That's the thing that gets me Yeah, she immediately launched into her own like hey listen I had a you know and and they throw out these terms You know it was like I had us a regular squamous and I had a colposcopy but turned out to be for the level 1893 cancer So I know I know I know Like what? What did you just say? It's like really that's almost like yeah, I've been driving the Chevy Volt for years! I love it So man, it's just... that is f'ed up. It really is and the thing is an irregular pap can happen under stress there are a whole bunch of different reasons why diet really

35:44 that can happen, you know from what I understand. Yeah but anyway who am i because you know I'm gonna get all kinds of emails Shut up Curry! You don't know what your talking about yeah you and your stupid blood a type blood diet be quiet so I don't know shut up already yeah I think I should just shut up already science That is my doctor actually Dr Kiki except with the orange glasses and ugly It's just very, very upsetting because you know so little and this whole cancer, pre-cancerous is all pre cancers. It's pre cancerous oh yes! Well it's nothing to be afraid of it's just precancerous cause then we can get a leap L E E P which is like electronic local electronic ecstasy

CHAPTER 11 / 43 Discussion

LEAP Procedure, Medical Referral Fee Ethics

The Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEAP) is explained as a method using electrified wire to remove tissue, often marketed by "providers" rather than doctors. The hosts also investigate the ethics of "fee splitting" and referral fees among physicians, noting that while the World Medical Association deems it unethical, the practice persists in various forms.

leap procedure· fee splitting· medical ethics· obgyn· world medical association· referrals

36:39 What does LEAP stand for? It's literally like electrocuting stuff. Hold on, LEAP... Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure! Your provider can tell you all about the loop ectrosurgical excision procedure which uses a thin low voltage electrified wire loop to cut out abnormal tissue in the cervix. Yaaaaayyyy!!! Hold on, can I have a little girl yay for the leap?! Yay!! I got a good impression that this provider usage is just to uh... provider no i think it's the kid did this to get people used to a new lexicon yeah so they can bring didn't get rid of some of these doctors and make even more money by having nurse practitioners or somebody that has just at the title provider yet so you don't exactly are very good you don't have to be a doctor anymore just a provider yes wow

37:40 Never ends my friend, never ends! Yeah no kidding. Let me just see if I wish...I really really wish that there was a uh that i had a copy of those videos it had a whole menu oh man somebody must be able to get some copies you should have recorded it while your phone yeah well yeah but you know i was there with mickey you know we're trying At Snyder OBGYN, your local health services provider. At Snyder OBGYN we strive to treat all... This is just random right? I'm just pulling it up and they're saying provider. Provider. Expert care and dignity. Yeah there's some- there's a memo out on that i'll tell you. At Snyder OBGYN... Yeah yeah you're right. You're right. Provider. Oh the provider! Provider.

38:27 Yeah, provider. You don't have to be a doctor your provider will stick the electrified loop in your cervix Don't need a doctor for that just a provider Hi I'm your provider Isn't providers synonymous with drug dealer as well? Kind of I think. Anyway, so uh...I will keep you up to speed on what we're gonna do but Monday we'll talk to the doctor we do like who sent us down this rat hole You should definitely condemn him for that. Tell him to find another specialist Oh yeah! We're never going back there

39:03 that with doctors as a referral yeah of course referral deal oh she if she managed to gouge you for like you know two or three thousand dollars your buddy doctor would have gotten a couple hundred out is that the same well is that the same like lawyers do that too right they get they get referral fees at this end I don't know how it works specifically but there's something like that yeah are you sure are you sure that there's a doctor referral fees referral fee. There has to be, that's why they would have these arrangements. Fee splitting here we go fee splitting would be the name of the practice John fees splitting okay sounds right according to the World Medical Association EMA code provides that payment by or two physicians solely for the referral of a patient is unethical as is the acceptance by a physician of payment of any kind any form doesn't mean it's illegal its unethical excuse me excuse me that just slipped out

CHAPTER 12 / 43 Discussion

Listener Feedback, Physical Reactions to News

The hosts address a listener's complaint regarding involuntary physical reactions during the show, such as burping, which the host attributes to the stress of discussing horrifying topics. The segment concludes with a lighthearted interaction with the chat room involving a "Mac and Cheese" audio bit.

listener feedback· donations· physical health· stress· mac and cheese· chat room

40:03 I'm really not trying to do that. But, I get emotional We got a bitch note from someone who said...who was apparently right Said the donations are gonna suck because Adam burped on the show Oh that's interesting he was right It is not interesting! This is really as horrifying as what it is Because I-I'm not saying like oh I gotta burp It's like I'm physically ill sometimes from the things we discuss Yeah, you don't have that. You don't get like... I don't burp when i get ill! No okay, but your used to this. I dunno. I get like ugh and just bubbles up. I can't help it. Mickey has that too sometimes. She'll get really angry at something she's belch. Like what? She is very ladylike she doesn't do that kind of stuff. When she aggravated maybe its rubbed off on me anyway

40:54 Oh yes, thank you chat room. A provider is synonymous to a hooker that's right your sex provider That's what I was thinking Yeah yeah that would be right on the money and then chat room actually nailed that interesting enough Yay! I knew they were good for something Yeah i'll send them a little something You slaves can get used to mac and cheese. Macaroni and cheddar melted together. Mac n' Cheese, Mac n' Cheese, Mac n' Cheese. We were sent the official Mac N' Cheese bit. So there you go chat room. Mac & Cheese for you! Slaves, Mac n' Cheese. I got a lot of stuff turned up

CHAPTER 13 / 43 Discussion

No Agenda Community, Promotional Projects

The program highlights various community-led initiatives, including No Agenda Racing's recent trophies and the launch of NoAgendaCD.com for distributing show compilations. A report from a listener in Kabul describes efforts to share the podcast with military personnel. The hosts discuss the potential for using free CD racks in supermarkets as a distribution method.

no agenda racing· no agenda cd· kabul· community· promotion· media

41:41 But maybe why don't we, so what do we have? Let's well first I'm so sorry John. In the morning to you John C. Duvall. In the morning to you Adam Curry in the morning all ships at sea boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water and all the knights and dames out there yes and of course the human resources in the chat room noagenda stream calm no agenda chat net and thank you to our artists who you can always find their work at noahartgenerator.com Silicon Spin provided the artwork for episode 481 and that is highly appreciated, and I have a couple right off the bat some PR mentions. I want to say hi to Lukas in Kabul who is over there with our fine military positioning drones to hellfire brown people over there

42:29 He says, hey I've convinced a bunch of guys here to start listening to the No Agenda show and now i'm working on replacing the religious services in the local mosques. So they spread the no agenda word five times a day instead of readings from the holy Quran. Okay spreading our democracy over there so uh... In the morning to Lucas and all the boys and girls Congratulations to noagendaracing dot com Andrew Let's see he got three trophies and a plaque. All right over the weekend, and there's a picture linked in the show notes So I think I guess you got three Three third places and that's us yeah, we're consummate third place And then a new service which has just come online no agenda CD comm

43:25 Which is up and running no agenda CD comm makes it easy to hit people in the mouth tired of droning on about pipelines Save your breath and hand them a no agenda cD. It'll make you feel better down there So this is very good. They did a compilation of our best stuff or what? Yes, so they're doing compilations CDs you can download the CD image even the label to print on it. Okay here's an interesting thing I've thought about this although it's even cheaper if you go to a manufacturer because they're only like 15 cents apiece but If you go to, for example it's weird because certain Asian cultures the Koreans in particular especially Korean Americans there is a giant Korean supermarket that is down on the peninsula. It's fantastic place to shop called Hankook and its huge and really gorgeous shop. Its a gorgeous store big supermarket

44:19 And outside they have, you know where you normally would have... Outside of certain kinds of stores there's free newspapers. The shopper used to be in the Bay Guardian and you'd have these little things that open up. Outside of this place there is just racks and racks and racks of free CDs. Free? Yeah just CDs laying around. Kinda like the postcard business where there are free postcards Yeah, so you yeah exactly without the stamp on it. So there's all these free CDs and you could grab a few of them And they're either promoting real estate sales or somebody's church Or there's a lot of different stuff on these CDs. They're very poorly, I mean they got a label stuck on it that's pretty cheesy No one has actually done really good CD and I've always thought about just taking a handful of no agenda CDs And dropping them off in the Korean store to get some Korean listeners! Or they'll wind up using them as coasters either way

45:16 Well, you know. So there's a Sandy Hook audio CD that was released January 15th contextual analysis of the media coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting which I think is great actually i love that and so if you go to NoahGeneseeD.com you'll see and um... they're just starting it up with these things always get very excited I'm always you know very excited people start these things. It's very hard for them to To keep it up We've noticed this because you know like doing this show You know it turns out its you know we make it look easy perhaps But there is actual work involved and a lot of it is tedious

CHAPTER 14 / 43 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits, Jon Stewart Ratings

Dame Kathy is thanked as the primary executive producer for the episode, contributing to the "Climategate" and "Science" themes. The hosts compare their independent funding model to mainstream figures like Jon Stewart, noting that Stewart's ratings often fluctuate significantly outside of election cycles despite his high salary.

dame kathy· jon stewart· ratings· executive producer· donations· variety

45:54 Quite a lot of it is tedious. I was a few minutes late today as a matter of fact because i got stuck on some rabbit hole that i was hoping i could leverage and then just as usual yeah, how many times do you slip into the hole and there's like nothing to see here? Yeah then you climb out all dirty! There's rabbit poop this like hey i got something down here what's in my hole oh never mind it's just rabbit poop It's like that. That's the stuff that you don't hear about on the show Let's do we have a I think we have one person to thank an exactly have one executive producer yeah Dame Kathy Cathy Lee Simonet in West Chicago nice Thank You Kathy she came in with with the show number 482 which is a great show number and

46:40 and she says Jamal, Axl and Monishai. Monisha? Monisha. Oh no we got like kind of like black names here. Oh nice! Jamal, Axel and Monisha We're Cosby kids now Sir Greg and I Dame Kathy thought the last few shows have been outstanding Apparently nobody else thinks so, especially I like the insight regarding Bond versus U.S., and whether is climate flim-flam in that regard will take a Climategate shut up it's science for us and a karma for you by the way Illinois is one of the least free states at the Union according to Mercatus Center Freedom or the Mercatus Center Freedom Indexer 2011

47:26 That's interesting. Yeah, well no- We hope to move out of this corrupt state! Alright! Keep up the good work Right on here we go To the gate, to the gate Shut Up already Science You've got karma. That is actually a very nice combo! I liked it, I wonder how long it's gonna take before Kiki gives us a cease and desist? Can you guys stop playing that? No, I want a cease and desist. I mean, I would think its' a compliment... It IS a compliment, huge compliment And she gets called on like there's not a show when we introduced it that somebody hasn't requested it Yeah, its number one with the bullet

48:12 At the moment, because people do get tired of these things. Oh yeah, and particularly we get very tired of these things after a while that's for sure Well thank you very much Dame Cathy highly appreciate And of course once again it is always the Knights and Dames who come in on this slow months to help us out I guess that's why they're knights and dames, is they feel the responsibility to help keep propagating the formula. Although it's a rough one today. Can we mention to people please go to Dvorak.org slash NA. Is anyone out there listening? Dvorak dot org slash NA channel, Dvorak dot com slash NA noagendanation dot com and noagendashow dot com.

48:56 You know, one of the things that happened I think that's killing us is during an election there was a lot of action. The politics is in the news and it's on the media. We talk about politics at current events. And once the elections are over... John Stewart show Is like just cooking along during the pre-election, before November's election. Then once the election is over people take him off the DVR and his ratings just fall through the floor. It takes him months to recover. Yeah but he still gets a paycheck? Yes yeah well he's not begging for money because you know they got Comedy Central they got some other things that pick up on the side He has two million dollars a year which is...

49:41 Really? Yeah. Wow, two million dollars a year? Yeah he was getting a million about five years ago and now he's up to two How do you know that? He may be getting more! How do you know this how do you know these? It's in there. Oh the trades like vanity fairs You know trades is it a variety is that at Variety? Variety Hollywood Reporter There's still stuff sold in there well Great I'm so happy for him former colleague John Stewart and thank you I have all executive producers always but only Dame Cathy for today And yes, let me give you the website one more time also check on your monthly's people They do cancel this and they just send you a note when saying that we cancelled. We did not cancel

50:26 It just gets bopped off. So please a lot of you never get a note Yeah, that's right by the way half the people that are on our mailing list never open the email And I'm sure that PayPal has the same situation and thanks for that Dvorak dot org And of course a lot of you are actually broke so the only thing you can do is propagate the formula formula is this We go out we hit people in the mouth Order! No bet on it, citizen. Chef's Blade! Don't bet on this one. It was a good one. That's nice. Sir Gene sent me that today

CHAPTER 15 / 43 Discussion

International Red Cross, European Violence Warnings

The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Yves Daccord, warns of a coming wave of violence across Europe. Daccord cites high youth unemployment and a lack of future prospects as primary drivers for potential uprisings similar to the Arab Spring, noting that many young people feel "unfit" for modern society.

international red cross· europe· violence· unemployment· arab spring· uprisings

51:10 So I have a little bit of Euro land stuff just to kick it off because and i'm also thinking like wow what can we do to increase you know the support for the show my well let me do some euro news. It's all kind of been the same over and over, obviously there has been a lot going on here in United States of Gitmo Nation. I have two things first one is A quick little report, actually it started an interview with the BBC and this news I think is starting to spread out across Euroland. This is the president of the International Red Cross his name is Dacord which is French for okie dokie

51:53 and he sees a coming wave of violence across Europe. It's true, if you look around the world what we can learn I'm working at the Director General of the International Committee on the Red Cross dealing in way with issues with violence and war around the world like Syria Syria, Yemen Afghanistan or North Africa and what we have seen is in most of the country violence sometimes come not because of political problems only but also sometimes a very basic problems. I do believe that in Egypt for example Tunisia one of the drivers of the revolution was the price of food and also the fact that for lot of young people there was no future, no options. I would then be careful to

52:32 compare it with Europe but we can at least learn something out of it and one thing is when you have a large numbers of young people educated, unemployed and at the same time with not real options in front them yes you could have absolutely violent situation. And we've seen that for different reasons in Europe over the last few years and we need to be ready to adapt our response to that because there's lack of qualifications, the lack of prospects that could spark uprisings on scale in the Arab Spring? Let's imagine. I don't think it is only a lack of qualification. It is the sense that larger numbers of people suddenly feel they are unfit for society and their perspective are you will be unfit and there will no space for you or hope over the next coming decades. There you go!

CHAPTER 16 / 43 Discussion

Women in Combat, Military Recruitment Tactics

The Pentagon's decision to allow women in combat positions is analyzed as a move to secure "warm bodies" for military contracts rather than a tactical necessity. The hosts criticize media coverage, specifically citing a CNN segment by Soledad O'Brien that used historical quotes to frame opposition to the policy as inherently racist.

women in combat· pentagon· john mccain· military recruitment· soledad o'brien· cnn

53:23 No hope, no options. You got nothing going on the robots are taking over Well this brings me a little sidetrack This brings me to this whole conversation For those of you who don't know The Pentagon decided in their infinite wisdom In the United States To say hey we can have women in combat positions And this is fascinating to me that no one sees clearly what's going on So, here's a... and we know when McCain is in on it that the whole thing is just for money. It's a money grab because McCain's apart of it!

54:02 I think it's the right thing to do. I support it, but I just want us all to make sure that the standards particularly physical standards are met so that combat efficiency of units is not degraded but its time to do that women have proven their enormous contributions they've made in Iraq and Afghanistan. All of this can run autonomously. We don't need people anymore we really don't but in order to have jets still flying and or to have tanks and Submarines all stuff, we really don't need to go and kick someone's ass anywhere. We need bodies you're just a

54:58 cog in the wheel, in the machine. That's the lowest paying job infantry but there is no... you're right there's no... In fact when this came out sitting around a dinner table with family we all said what battles are we talking about? There's no front lines anymore! No and then by the way that women when they first allowed them into military it was Clinton that passed at 92 or 93 passed the rule of no women in combat did you know All this that was repealed the Clinton amendment. Well, you know everyone was so distracted thinking about his penis during his administration that no the media and of course we weren't doing this show never reported on any like the whole Kosovo thing yeah no one really reported on any of that properly as I think Clinton did more damage than anyone will even know

55:52 I'm not going to argue that. But anyway, so yeah no this is bogus. And then you get CNN... Oh the women get to shoot a gun! So what? They can't let them shoot a gun great. By the way do want to tease that i do have this interview with Dempsey, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who talks about modern war and a few other things he was on The Rock Show or whatever it was So now of course the conversation is going to dominate the programming of your minds here. Oh women, yes or no? And everyone's complicit. Here's Soledad O'Brien who John and I both know and she's nice but you know... She's not a journalist anymore she's a complete shill.

56:37 Kingsley, I'm going to give you the last quick question. I want to read a little bit from this colonel who said this... The Army is not a sociological laboratory To be effective it has to be organized trained according to the principles which will ensure success experiments blah blah are a danger to efficiency discipline morale and would result in ultimate defeat Is this essentially what your saying? Now this is very interesting because she does something on her show which is her thing She tricks people! She's tricking them! Trick-I'm gonna trick you into saying something and expose it like like I'm a... like it's Watergate! Hey, but I want to go back to that quote. I'd read you knew what that was from? That was a guy in 1941 and that argument was about not allowing black people in the military. That was his exact argument of why blacks should no be allowed in the military because- Ha ha ha! I gotchu! You're racist!

57:24 Yeah, that's a good one. About women in the military? We pull old quotes out from the 1800s and just tweaking it just a little bit and dropping in like they said yesterday... It stinks! I got you! But it stinks! It is horrible thing to do But yes, so this whole conversation is just completely bogative outside of they just need warm bodies to occupy some seats. So you can't make jets if you don't train people to fly them. Look at the contracts for bases and everything. You need actual people in the base when someone comes to check!

CHAPTER 17 / 43 Discussion

EU Media Freedom Report, Ben Hammersley

A high-level EU group, including "futurist" Ben Hammersley, released a report titled "A free and pluralistic media to sustain European democracy." The document outlines recommendations for harmonizing libel laws and data protection across the EU. The hosts express concern that these measures represent a move toward state-regulated journalism.

european union· media freedom· ben hammersley· journalism· regulation· pluralism

58:07 You know, that's what you're for. Now it's okay because that is apparently what we do in America so it's fine All right let me get back to Europe because something came to my attention a piece of legislation I'm sorry not legislation It is a recommendation and as often happens in the EU system these things eventually become law And this is a report of the high-level group on media freedom and pluralism. And guess who is in this a group? Professor... That crazy woman that's from England No, no so what is this high level group? What does it mean? Is Murdoch in it? No! It's professor Vyra Vikjefridberga, professor Hrta Daubler Gmelin

59:02 Professor Luis Miguel Polaris Pasado Maduro and Ben Hammersley, you know Ben Hammersley You know Ben Hammersley. No like a blogger no Now this is like you got to look up Ben Hammersley Ben Hammersley he worked for O'Reilly The guy's become a total shill for the EU I mean really really bad Check this check this hammers Lee out in He has blood from Afghanistan. Hemmerstein was embedded with the troops in Afghanistan for The Guardian, he's a guardian writer BBC World BBC Service BBC Radio 4 photography

59:50 Let me see, so Hammersley has turned total shill with this report. He's a journalist futurist technologist! Yeah so he is going to... He's a futurist this guy? Yeah okay So he's not only a futurist he is a member of the high-level group on media freedom and pluralism I didn't get into that That's pretty sweet It's an awesome gig right? He wrote a technical book for O'Reilly Media he didn't work for O'Reilly You, okay. He wrote a book? Yeah for O'Reilly up here in Sebastopol not Bill O'Reilly No no I know O'Reilly uh... Oh but you can't just throw O'Reilly out there on a political show you don't Nobody in their right mind would normally think of O'Reilly up here I'm sorry is this a political show then I am in the wrong place I have to go Sorry I'm on the wrong program Firstly as fellow of the RSA

1:00:45 Yeah, no. The RSA? The Royal Societal Academy or something I mean he's a... Royal Society for the Encouragement of Art Oh you're cutting out Johnny boy Hello? Hold on what happened? Hello? Internet connection problem is it mine? No Do we have a problem yeah there was in it's it that's funny Skype said internet connection problem Are you back? I say it too It says about my machine Yeah I guess we had an internet connection problem Huh. The net is down! Did we get, uh-uh... I got another good damage.

1:01:27 I'll give you get you finish your little thing on Europe because I not you know it's making me itch because I got these all right complimentary clips. I need, I need your attention throughout this next bit okay and then you can do it and then I'm gonna shut up for as long as you want Because I have the report here Right? The report is titled a free and pluralistic media to sustain European democracy That's their report. Okay? And I want to read some recommendations and you tell me if our program is not going to be more important than ever after these recommendations are implemented because this is nuts!

CHAPTER 18 / 43 Discussion

Media Literacy, EU News Management

The EU report recommends teaching "media literacy" in schools and suggests that political actors have a "special responsibility" in triggering news coverage. It proposes that the European Fundamental Rights Agency monitor national media for "pluralism," a move the hosts interpret as a mechanism for state-sanctioned propaganda and monitoring.

media literacy· european union· news coverage· monitoring· fundamental rights agency· propaganda

1:02:10 For improving the functioning of the single market, further harmonization of EU legislation would be a great benefit. Currently, the existence of divergences between national rules can lead to distortions in the framework of cross-border media activities especially in the online world It would be particularly important to adopt minimum harmonization rules covering cross border media activities on areas such as libel laws or data protection So this means basically we want some regulation when it comes to... This is about journalism, remember. This is about media and journalism The high-level group calls upon the European and national competition authorities to monitor with particular attention under competition policy new developments in the online access to information In other words hey! We can't have people finding stuff out for themselves we need to monitor make sure that you know they're not getting too much info

1:03:08 Media literacy should be taught in school starting at high school level is the recommendation. What is media literacy John? Well as soon as you said it I was wondering what it was. It's a recommendation, media literacy! Listen to NPR and don't listen to Fox media literacy. It's a recommendation! Hold on a second, that's googleable it's got to be let me Google it while you continue to read EU political actors I love it when they use that word have a special right I mean literally saying political actors have a special responsibility and capacity in triggering European news coverage

1:03:56 That's very interesting. Special responsibility and capacity in triggering European news coverage, the presidents of the EU institutions should regularly organize interviews with a panel composed of national media from across the EU This format would have the advantage of not only increasing national coverage of EU affairs, but also making that coverage more pluralist since the interviews to be broadcast or printed in different member states would include questions from journalists from other member states. So what I read here is there's some states in the Union going boohoo no one pays attention to our news! Well now you're boring and insignificant

1:04:34 And this is saying we have to do press conferences where everyone comes and all the journalists come to get their talking points and get the memo all in one go. Okay Media literacy, which is curiously in the Wikipedia. It's a repertoire of competences that enable people to analyze evaluate and create messages in a wide variety of media modes genres and forms. Media education is the process of teaching and learning about media it's about developing young people's critical and creative abilities when it comes to the media media education should not be confused with educational technology or with educational media. This is bullshit! The surveys repeatedly show that in most industrialized nations children now spend more time watching television than they do in school, or also on any other activity apart from sleeping. Media education has no fixed location, no clear ideology and

1:05:32 recipients is subject to whims of financial market bigger than itself being able to understand the media enables people that analyze evaluate and create he's in a way she had mediums person who is media literate isn't formed okay right okay well of course in order to uh... make sure this all happens and to reinforce european values of freedom and pluralism The EU should designate, I always say they should. You know you should do that. It doesn't mean... Yeah yeah I should clean up my office! Yeah yeah I should go make a million bucks. The EU should designate in the work program and funding of the European Fundamental Rights Agency a monitoring role of national level freedom and pluralism of the media

1:06:26 The agency would then issue regular reports about any risks to the freedom and pluralism of the media in any part of the EU. The European Parliament could then discuss the content of these reports, and adopt resolutions or make suggestions for measures to be taken That sounds really messed up to me. No soup for you What it is? All right, let's go to some of the boxes and you can you can check out this document show notes 482 dot na shownotes calm More broadly the EU should provide sustainable funding so the state providing funding

CHAPTER 19 / 43 Discussion

Journalistic Standards, EU Quality Journalism Funding

New EU recommendations suggest that journalists must adapt their codes of conduct to address source verification and fact-checking in a "transparent" manner. The report also proposes state funding and awards for "talented" journalists. The hosts argue this will effectively eliminate anonymous sources and opinion-based deconstruction in favor of state-approved narratives.

journalism· fact-checking· crowdfunding· state funding· investigative journalism· eu

1:07:07 for studies on the changing media environment in order to provide a solid academic basis for policy initiatives in this field, in the policing field of media. Recommendation Any new regulatory frameworks must be brought into line with the new reality of a fluid media environment covering all types of journalistic activities regardless of transmission medium In other words you think your safe online? Forget about it Recommendation, journalists and media organizations should adapt their codes of conduct and journalistic standards to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing media environment. What does that mean? Well in particular they should address clearly questions of source verification and fact-checking as well as transparently regulating their relationship with external sources of news. Doesn't this not go exactly opposite to everything that journalism is about John

1:08:00 Why don't you read it again because it's a baffling sentence. So journalists and media organizations should adapt, change their codes of conduct and journalistic standards to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing media environment in particular they should clearly address questions of source verification and fact-checking as well as transparently regulating their relationship with external sources of news To me it sounds like you have to prove your facts are coming from a source by revealing your source. I don't get that, i'm not seeing that What are you seeing in that? I think it's just bulk...I think it just sounds to me like just uh miscellany of nonsense trying to minimize opinion journalism because because in other words you can't

1:08:57 You can't deconstruct... I think what it's doing, personally and i think if you..I don't know what you're reading into but what I'm reading into is that they are trying to create a machine that produces news check boxes that you know it's been fact-checked a certain way right against a certain basic database of facts I mean fact checking. Oh, I like that! You know in other words what is the point of this because people fact check anyway but sometimes there's sometimes you extrapolate you say well I don't know this for sure but it seems to me that if you add A B and C and connect

1:09:41 And so you make the assertion that D is going to happen or could happen, or is in the works. But with these rules, you can't do that because you have to fact check that assertion at the end and if you can't because it's information that's not available to you, it could be hidden, it could be secret... So I think it means no anonymous sources basically? No anonymous sources, no opinion journalism, I would say it would be minimized. There we go facts only facts yeah Well, there should be streamlining and coordination of support and funding for quality journalism John. Sign me up! Listen this is money in the bank Europe-wide awards should be made available for talented journalists as opposed to if you got no talent and those having serious and those having made significant breakthroughs

1:10:34 What is that supposed to mean? Money! It's money in the bank, dude. Oh significant breakthroughs Yes an additional study should be commissioned on possible new forms of funding more money for quality and investigative journalism including making use of new technologies such as crowdfunding Crowdfunding is a technology now Standing out there. I mean the guy on the corner with his sign is crowdfunding, that's not a technology It's called begging is what it is...it's crazy! So anyway money for journalists only if you're talented That's what I'm reading there You can't refute that can you? No sounds like it to me Any public funding should be- Who says someone's talented though? That would be the board obviously

CHAPTER 20 / 43 Discussion

Media Councils, Licensing and Pluralism

The EU proposes the creation of independent media councils with the power to impose fines and remove "journalistic status," effectively creating a licensing system for reporters. The concept of "pluralism" is critiqued as a new form of multiculturalism that encourages social fragmentation while ensuring state control over the media landscape.

media councils· licensing· pluralism· state control· balkanization· ben hammersley

1:11:22 The desk panel. In order to build up cadres of professional journalists competent to operate in a rapidly changing media landscape or to offer them the possibility to do investigative journalism, journalistic fellowship should be offered to both entry level and mid-career candidates that's us John who could take leave from their media organizations. Oh! Universities and research centers could be set up resident journalist in residence. They did this already for God's sake! Yeah, well I'm just saying... Alright a couple more recommendations there should be a provision of state funding for media which are essential for pluralism including geographic- Wait a minute how does state funding of journalism mean anything other than state controlled media? That's pluralism is what we call that John it's called geographical linguistic cultural and political pluralism

1:12:19 So this is an interesting thing here. There should be a provision of state funding for media which are essential for pluralism but are not commercially viable the states should intervene wherever there is a market failure leading to the under-provision of pluralism, which would be considered as a key public good Wow! so if that is us hello We are doing pluralistic journalism and we're failing at commercial viability. Can I have some money? Pluralism, I'm predicting out put in the book or not that pluralism is going to become the new multiculturalism. Yeah sounds good because it sounds more

1:13:06 advanced. Oh, you're not very pluralistic are you? Yeah well you know I like... Pluralism a noun that condition or system in which two or more states coexist the form of society in which minority groups maintain their independent cultural traditions. Balkanization is another way to put this So here's the meat and potatoes They want France to have a angry Muslim population. That would be a pluralistic situation. That is correct, very good let's get that. Let's send them to France

1:13:43 Alright, here's the payoffs of course. All EU countries should have independent media councils with a politically and culturally balanced and socially diverse membership. Nominations to them should be transparent with checks and balances such bodies would have competencies to investigate complaints but would also check that media organizations have published a code of conduct Media councils should have real enforcement powers such as the imposition of fines, orders for printed or broadcast apologies or removal of journalistic status.

1:14:20 The licensing, this is licensing. This is licensing exactly! In other words you can't just go do your own thing you can't be an investigator You have to be a mechanism, a member of the state machine. You know this is terrible and I always wonder... I always like to put yourself in somebody's position How would you feel if you were in Germany in the 30s? And this situation was occurring, or you were just a member of any of the European states and Germany was doing their blitzkrieg. Excuse me And there was this war going on left and right, and it was building. It was gonna take over you know You live in Poland you're gonna be run by the Germans note in no time and what did you what did you do about? How'd you think about it? Was it a good thing or bad thing because there were plenty of Polish that cheered when the Germans took over Poland Because they didn't want to rush us taking over I don't know what what they were thinking whatever the case is

1:15:16 This is going on right now. Yeah, this is happening before our very eyes. Dude! And pluralism is the perfect thing to start promoting as a good thing. Pluralism generally speaking... ...is a bad thing In the United States we had our rule was the melting pot People could come from anywhere they wanted but they ended up becoming Americans in different forms But there were still Americans first They weren't you know still thinking Although during World War II There was the German Bundes Bunz that were clubs that were extolling the virtues of Hitler and they were very German. This sort of thing was going on, and this is what we're seeing right here in some funny way it's a complete takeover and its amazing to me that people are putting up with it And worse its Ben Hammersley he should be ashamed of himself deeply deeply ashamed himself but he put his name on this report blogger new media expert

CHAPTER 21 / 43 Discussion

Online Data Collection, Mandatory Retractions

The EU media report suggests that internet user data should be made available via court order to identify those "harming others" through media. Additionally, it proposes legally imposed rights of reply and mandatory retractions for unverified information. The hosts compare this proposed framework to the state-funded BBC model in the UK.

data collection· court orders· defamation· retractions· bbc· state media

1:16:17 Douchebag? Alright, last two. Member States should ensure that appropriate instruments are put in place for identifying those responsible for harming others through the media even in the online space any internet user data collection necessary for this purpose however should be kept confidential and made available only by a court order Gulag people That's... I mean how can you recommend that It's amazing. And just in case you didn't know that you were part of the machine, you talented journalist...

1:17:00 Compulsory damages following court cases should include an apology and retraction of accusations printed with equal positioning and size of the original defamation or presented in the same time slot in a case of radio or TV programs. See this is politicians who feel that they get an unfair shake You know, it's like hey someone was wrong about something. I want the headline! I want the headline to be that I was right! I'm good!" In addition this and a legally imposed right of reply should become accepted as responsible practice among news media to also publish attractions or concerns of wrong and unverified information on simple requests from citizens providing justification for the contrary." Good luck with all this. Ben Hammersley hang your head in shame dude

1:17:54 This is your state-controlled media. It's kind of the BBC, really when you think about it. They're basically just saying hey this is what the BBC does let's do this so people don't realize that anymore and even better in Gitmo Nation East people pay for this privilege through the TV licensing system. Can I please have some propaganda and can I pay for it? That would be awesome thank you So, uh... Well that's a nice depressing story. No it's not! Because if anything it makes the case for... The best podcast in the universe We can't handle everything we're not going to be right about everything but we're certainly gonna give you some better diet than what I just read that smorgasbord of poop is not what you want from your media talented journalists only please were gonna take away your journalist license

CHAPTER 22 / 43 Discussion

Tina Turner, Swiss Citizenship and US Taxes

Legendary singer Tina Turner announced her decision to relinquish her U.S. passport and become a citizen of Switzerland. While media reports suggest her move is motivated by her long-term residence in Zurich, the hosts discuss the potential influence of U.S. tax policies on high-net-worth individuals seeking expatriation.

tina turner· switzerland· citizenship· taxes· barack obama· passport

1:18:43 Show me your bat. Well, that's one of the good things about our Bill of Rights because the Constitution makes everyone who wants to be a journalist a journalist without having to get a license Oh yeah stay tuned to this Bat Channel well Yeah, I know they're tipping Trump why they always attacking it so meanwhile talking about Europe? Uh-uh don't know this I didn't know if this was reported in United States I've been getting most of my news from CTV up in Canada you and Just do the, you know about this? The Tina Turner thing. Yeah I did, I read about it but you got to clip which is even better And welcome back Seoul superstar Tina Turner is turning in her US passport The legendary singer has decided to become a citizen of Switzerland That's the country that she's called home for quite some time now Tanya Rivero has more on story What love gotta do

1:19:36 It appears love has a great deal to do with Tina Turner's shocking decision to trade in her US passport for a Swiss one. My Erwin, my fight! The global superstar has lived outside Zurich for the past eight years with longtime partner German record exec Irwin Bock She told the German paper I'm very happy in Switzerland and I feel at home here Yeah, listen first of all let me just remind you it's Annie Mae Bullock okay? It's not Tina Turner. It's Annie Mae from uh... So so

1:20:14 We don't want to run that story too much in the US of A because you don't give anybody any ideas. And they went into an analysis, well maybe it's because of the new Obama tax. It wasn't a mount to a hill of beans for all practical purposes but there still... we really don't even discuss the idea and people have done this I know number people actually moved to Switzerland and become Swiss so They kind of found a clip in this last Brian Williams show that just ran the 30 Rock or Rock Center, whatever the hell it's called. This news show that runs... It ran last night and it seems to me that this was dropped in because it really didn't fit with the rest of the story but this was dropped in as a kind of an antidote

CHAPTER 23 / 43 Discussion

Ron Popeil, American Success and Consumerism

A segment from Brian Williams' news program features inventor Ron Popeil reflecting on his "American life." The hosts deconstruct Popeil's career, characterizing his famous inventions—like the collapsible fishing pole and spray-on hair—as "plastic junk" that could only find a massive market among American consumers.

ron popeil· brian williams· consumerism· inventions· fishing rod· marketing

1:20:58 to what you just heard. To distract people from Tina Turner or from anybody even thinking of leaving the United States. Sherman across an empty swimming pool overlooking Los Angeles he got reflective for a brief moment when he wasn't pitching a product I guess i just needed to hear you say it's been good American life It has been a good... You really are one of the great names and it could only happen in America I'm indebted to the country for allowing me to do what I've been able to. I was going to ask you, would Ron Popeil's story have been possible anywhere else? I don't think so... They only messed that thing up a little bit That report was not done properly Okay Yeah where was the music

1:21:54 Oh no, I know. This was thrown together at the last minute and i'm totally sure of it. It's totally crap! But wait let us take a look Yes Jarm I want to hear about... Please Actually can you play the clip again with that little music in the background? Okay hold on And we now go to our correspondent Brian Williams with Ron Popeil, American hero. Sherman across an empty swimming pool overlooking Los Angeles he got reflective for a brief moment when he wasn't pitching a product I guess i just needed to hear you say it's been a good american life It has been a good... You really are one of the great names! It can only happen in America

1:22:36 I'm indebted to the country for allowing me to do what I've been able to. Another thing, would Ron Popeil's story have been possible anywhere else? I don't think so. Alright. Very funny. Much better! Yeah, no it works so any so that here's the irony of that story Ron Popeil made millions of dollars selling nothing but junk yeah plastic junk from China probably the fishing rod? Of the highest order this stuff you spray on your head to make it look like a guy hair

1:23:19 idiotic products that didn't benefit the nation whatsoever. I admire the guy, but believe me... But having a hand chopper you know the original chopper-chopper thing and all the rest of it just it's just junk! Okay first of all Ron Popeil his most famous product was the collapsible fishing pole Which you could take along in your briefcase, in case you had an urge to go fishing. Right I remember that! It was the Popeil Fishing Rod But of course only in America are there slaves stupid enough to buy these things So he is right He's like Could this have ever...could your story be any other but an American story? And he's going like Hell no! There's no one as dumb enough than to buy my shit here

CHAPTER 24 / 43 Discussion

Cairo Riots, Egyptian Political Instability

Violent clashes in Cairo and Port Said resulted in dozens of deaths following a court ruling related to a soccer riot. The hosts argue that the lack of Western media coverage is intentional, as the current Egyptian administration under Mohamed Morsi aligns with the interests of global investors like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

cairo· egypt· tahrir square· mohamed morsi· riots· hillary clinton

1:24:08 That's how it is. Although I've seen Telcel over there in Europe, man... They're learning. They're getting there. Since we are on under-reported news, did you hear about Cairo? During the Arab Spring has nothing on what is going on in Cairo now. Play the Cairo riots under reported. 38 people are dead after two days of clashes in Egypt Flames poured from a school behind the American University in Cairo. It's near Tahrir Square where anti-government protesters clashed with riot police for a second day Yeah, well there is no reason to report on it because like... 30s dead so far? Success! This is exactly what we want And then Egypt too which they're just rioting for no apparent reason too if you play this second clip Okay hold on

1:25:05 27 people died today in Port Said after angry relatives and residents went on a rampage after a judge sentenced 21 people to death over a soccer melee last year that killed 74 fans. I think this is Holland or something. They're dropping left and right, they're dying in riots and I don't remember how many died in the original Tahrir Square but I don't think it was that many. No no no there was a... And its not covered? They grabbed the journalists..no! It's not necessary because it's already done, it's on fire that's what we want We put our A-hole Shil Morsey

1:25:46 We put him in power and he's arranging everything, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and everyone. They're buying everything up over there. They're buying up all the companies investing billions of dollars it's all set! And we don't care this is people they are Egyptians no less pyramid builders we don't need them. Crazy Egyptians. We don't need them please please so that was all if Hillary Clinton's work which By the way, that rant... Arsonomics put my... your question and my Hillary rant to a video which I put in this show. It's pretty good! That's one of my better ones. I'm not really good at rants

1:26:26 But that was kind of good, he did the whole video thing. Sergio sent in a note asking one of my editors at the Dvorak News blog said talking about what did Hillary do? What did she do? She didn't do anything and then we should... And then he said we failed to mention that she's the one who is on duty when the WikiLeaks thing blew up in their face Mean this nobody even mentions that anymore, but even though there's her you know in some ways You know all the stuff. That's in there is her fault well I don't eat fault or her doing very doing mean that the whole WikiLeaks thing is just propaganda It's just part of it. This is all it is it's just it's no we know that we've discussed that ad nauseum so I'm watching a

CHAPTER 25 / 43 Discussion

Diesel-Electric Trains, Production Quality Control

A documentary on RFD TV about the 50th anniversary of diesel-electric locomotives highlights the importance of vertical integration in manufacturing. By eliminating outside contractors in 1937, the Electro-Motive Corporation achieved total control over production quality. This historical success is contrasted with modern manufacturing failures at companies like Boeing.

diesel-electric trains· rfd tv· boeing· manufacturing· quality control· engineering

1:27:19 An old document, well it's one of these... There are a couple stations on the Dish network that are kind of interesting. RFD TV and Rural What's RFD? Is it R F I D? No, RFD. Rural Free Delivery TV. Is the RFD like a RFD post office box? Never heard of that You never heard of rural free delivery? No It's like one of the main things that took place in the early part of the last century which is they allow mail to go out to post office boxes in the middle of nowhere Okay Anyway... RFD Never heard of it Look it up! Never heard of it Interesting

1:27:58 So, they do a lot of these crazy little documentaries about trains which I seem fascinated with. And so there was that 50th anniversary in 2009 of the diesel-electric, the first real diesel electric trains which revolutionized train travel. What is the diesel-electric? The diesel-electric is essentially all the rails if you see a train go by and it's got a diesel engine in front it's actually, it is like a hybrid car. It only runs all through electricity the diesel engine generates the electricity and then it goes to electric motors that power the thing okay this revolutionized trains because of the maintenance was low and you didn't have these horrible one-off steam engines in the steam engine period died because these things there was a major change in society that was never celebrated can I ask question

1:28:52 Why is the it is that much more efficient to use the instead of using the combustion of the diesel engine? To charge up the generators. Why why is that more wise at the revolution? Why not just take the combustion from the diesel engines and power it that way because you can't get two wheels attorney'd have so much gearing ah It would be a, you have a transmission problem. This transmission would be bigger than the engine. Pop the clutch Bob! That's basically is the problem. Okay alright got it thanks And this little electric motor you know vrooming straight So anyway so there was that little bit that I clipped out of this and the first thing i thought when i was watching with Buzzkill Jr. I just said Boeing There was a little note

1:29:43 in here that just reeks of Boeing because apparently the problem that all these manufacturers had, uh...in all the years they were building these crazy trains was getting the quality right and just play this clip here it's the clip which why I got a spelled wrong. It says the clip is called Why didn't Boeing think of this? In 1937 six cabin booster sets were produced for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad These were the first road units built at LaGrange. With the entire locomotive and machinery constructed in the new factory, EMC was able to eliminate outside contractors for its major components and thus attain total control over production quality

CHAPTER 26 / 43 Discussion

Mary Jo White, SEC Nomination and Fly Distraction

President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Richard Cordray for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. During the announcement, Obama was visibly distracted by a fly. The speech included unusual references to White being a fan of the "Hardy Boys" novels as a child.

mary jo white· barack obama· sec· richard cordray· hardy boys· fly

1:30:31 That's the American system right there, man. Yeah and that's what they were doing because they didn't have total control over production quality and Boeing in all its wisdom decides to reverse this trend because they were building those... Everett Washington and these places they were building those things right there but no! Let some bonehead that just graduated from his MBA from Harvard decides to go the other way. Hello? That's very funny I was watching the president this morning. He has a podcast, you know that? Yeah it's something and i understand you subscribe to it yeah i do he has an RSS feed doesn't work very well so usually catch it on the youtube yes his weekly address and um he kind of took me down a little rabbit hole which i want to share with you hi everybody Heil everybody hey buddy here in america i'm telling you he's saying heil

1:31:34 Hi everybody. Hi, how are you doing? Listen to his voice is I think it's completely shot either from all the inaugural ball festivities or from drinking, or maybe he has the flu. Here in America we know the free market is the greatest force for economic progress the world has ever known That's right, ever! Ever-ever-ever...EVER! But also we know that the free market works best for everybody when we have smart common sense rules in place to prevent irresponsible behavior Does it sound like he has a cold? He's got a cold you're right I think he has the flu. That's why we passed tough reforms to protect consumers and our financial system from the kind of abuse that nearly brought our economy to its knees. Now, words matter listen to what he is saying

1:32:19 And that's why we've taken steps to end taxpayer-funded bailouts. We've taken steps to end, we haven't ended it! This is very important you listen what the man says... We're not ending any taxpayer from the bailouts, but taking steps little baby steps and make sure businesses and individuals who do the right thing aren't undermined by those who don't Do the right thing? But it's not enough to change the law. We also need cops on the beat to enforce the law And that's why on Thursday I nominated Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard Cordray to continue leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So Richard Cordray we've already looked at extensively he is a guy who is actually a counter-terrorism expert He is not all if you look his biography and his wiki page besides the fact that it doesn't mention his height

1:33:11 He is not like some crusader for the American people. He wrote the book on terrorism, that homegrown terrorism comes from people not having a job and prospects. That's the book he wrote! All he's interested in is, you know are you going to become a lone wolf terrorist? He doesn't give a crap about protecting you. But this Mary Jo White is very very interesting and what I really thought was funny during the ceremony where the president announces Mary Jo White who was about two feet tall and she looks like the judge on Boston Legal. Have you ever seen that show Boston Legal? Yeah That little actress with the squinched up head.

1:33:59 Is that the central security services? I had it kind of cramp. I got a cramp in my leg Get a cramp in your leg, I don't know is like poison oysters. I don't know all right So she's really, really a little trolly looking. I'm looking at her now yeah But the president is announcing her and there's a fly buzzing around his head landing on his head and it completely distracts him because he has like this completely bogative douchebag speech about her which will just pull apart because he was so distracted he couldn't read the prompter and everything falls apart with this fly. I am nominating Mary Jo White to lead the Security and Exchange Commission, and Richard Cordray to continue leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He can't read now because of the fly. It's hilarious.

CHAPTER 28 / 43 Discussion

Obama Podcast, Middle Class Rhetoric

In his weekly address, President Obama emphasized his priority of fighting for the middle class and addressing "the menace of gun violence." The hosts analyze his delivery, noting a peculiar pronunciation of the word "honored" that they compare to the character Stewie from Family Guy, suggesting a lack of sincerity in the recording.

barack obama· podcast· middle class· gun violence· family guy· rhetoric

1:38:57 I mean that's just like, hit me in the mouth would you please? Yeah you know. I don't think it has shocked anybody that Obama is essentially owned by the banks and insurance companies But people do need to know this! Can't remind them enough Excuse me was this in The Wall Street Journal? Do you have The New York Times edited saying Mary Jo White by the way, the woman who spent most of her time keeping CEOs out of jail does say that on The New York Times I'm not seeing it. Because if so, we'll have to take away their journalism license because they're just selling it No no no they would get the journalism license for that thing So back to The President's show...I always love when he tells me what his top priority is What is the number one thing The President has to do? He just took the oath I think Yeah he just took the oath And what does that oath say again? Well he's supposed to defend the Constitution As president my top priority is simple

1:39:48 to do everything in my power to fight for middle class families and give every American the tools they need to reach the middle class. Oh, there you go! Hey... obviously he must be talking about both the poor and the wealthy There's no other way I mean he is saying to poor people hey if you have YouTube right now You're on your way to a middle-class my friend because this is not about money It's about having cool stuff So, we'll get you an iPhone so you can be in the middle class. And you rich who don't play ball? You're going to hear it here too! You're on your way down to iPhone baby! That means bringing in people like Mary Jo and Richard whose job is to stand up for YOU

1:40:29 It means encouraging businesses to create more jobs and pay higher wages. Oh! And improving education and job training so that more people can get the skills that businesses are looking for. And my favorite, which has now changed a little bit... it means reforming our immigration system and keeping our children safe from the menace of gun violence. It's the menace of gun violence It used to be the horrors. Now it used to be shielding our children from the horrors of gun violence, now it's keeping our children safe from the menace...of gun violence I mean menace is-I think that's downgrade isn't it? I think gun violence just got a downgrade Mmm, not sure what he's getting at Like Dennis The Menace. Dennis The Menace wasn't a terrorist He was a menace

1:41:15 What? Okay. Dennis the terrorist! Let me just see... Menace dictionary, let me see what is the word menace definition possible danger Dennis the terrorist right we should remake that show a threat the act of threat a troublesome or annoying person there you go to utter threats, to constitute a threat. Dennis the terrorist. Funny and then now okay so you know the president's not feeling well he's got the flu you know his wife is bitching at him who knows what's going on in this world? He has to do this stupid video before The Weeknd because he does it on Fridays

1:42:02 And he's already done eight takes because you know it You can tell that they always chop these things together and by the way, it's a podcast. This is what he's saying It's a podcast What do I have to do this crap? I'm the president And so actually he has a point. Yeah, so he flubs this line and then I can just see everyone going like Don't don't just don't let it go. Just let it go no one will know no one watches. Don't worry. I'm currying Dvorak So the editors were teeth they're getting tired of his bullcrap Not the editors the producer yeah the producer yeah This is the president and he's looking at you like yes The guy who was like reads Hardy boy novels You know you got to be careful with this dude

1:42:44 Yeah, so listen to how he uh what he does here. I don't this is the word This is like she's like Stewie now our president is now Stewie balanced way by making necessary reforms and asking every American To pay their fair share. I'm honored and humbled to continue to serve as your president How honored? He's honored He's like, stupid. I get it. Yeah. I'm honored. Why are you pronouncing it like that? What what? I'm honoured. Honored! I'm honored. Sweet and humble. Sweet... I'm honored. Listen to him again. It's the craziest thing. I'm honoured

1:43:29 You know everyone's going like oh crap you say it I'm not saying it man. Am I gonna say it no, am I gonna do it? It's gotta be the a-hole and no one did it They let it slide. They let the guy hang out there in the wind. I'd fire the producer if Obama ever listened to it himself, he's like wait a minute what is that doing in there? He knows he did it! Look he's looking at the YouTube numbers like 1500 people...I don't care. I really don't care. I'm the president man. I got sworn into Martin Luther King Bible give me a break. Hey there fair share I'm honored and humbled

1:44:11 It's just... I mean this is- I'm not hreeding. I'm honored to be hreating this to you. We're honored. Not no, the word honor starts with an H? Uh, no. I'm honored What is that word? What does this honored we talk of who has honor these days? I mean please what is this honored stuff Oh well, I thought he'd get a kick out of that You have to watch a lot of Family Guy to know that guy, because he only... I think we went through it one time. Sorry! I had a jingle vomit. What did you do? Just a whole bunch of jingles went off. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that

CHAPTER 30 / 43 Discussion

Listener Donations, Medical Recovery Stories

A series of listener donations includes a story from Sir Paul in the UK, who listened to the podcast while recovering from major surgery on a morphine drip. Other contributors from the Netherlands and the US share their experiences with the "value for value" model, emphasizing the show's role in their daily news gathering.

donations· surgery· morphine· netherlands· gitmo nation· community

1:51:02 And then I'll get it back up and then i'll get the repeater working but It's just like, I haven't been able to check in that's uh That's the problem. Although I see the daily Morse code goes out and sometimes is like thats 40 or 50 minutes There some cool talk on that DailyMorseCode.com Check it out 69! 69 DUDES! We begin our 69-69 segment with good old Dame Joan Dodafrey Right on. In Morgantown, your neck of the woods West Virginia That's right But you may have to move back to 6969 I'd like to thank you guys-I think you guys are hilarious but now i'm worried if I might have a PBA For sure ya got PBA Have some cough syrup And the PBA by the way I think they do have the PBA tournament on ESPN 2 Either way If I am laughing out loud all is well but if I start crying having crying outbursts I'm not going to donate anymore

1:51:59 Love you guys either way. to get him to lighten up. Oh my yeah oh totally no I you mean the new Deep Throat? Yeah, Deep Throat. Oh yeah, Deep Throat 2. Oh yeah now he's totally but it was it really saddened me a bit because Neil was so much just like

1:52:35 He was like vomiting information at me. And I'm just writing stuff down, and I'm like CSS? What is this crap? This Central Security Service... I am concerned about the new home page of the NSA that has CSS's in co-build! It's like a... Combo now. Yeah, well but I think that it's beyond me These we have to look into this a little more He's not telling me just you know he's telling me this stuff for a reason now But but it was just he was so frustrated like finally You know and also took us two weeks to connect in the way that he felt secure And yeah, I don't give a crap you know whatever

1:53:17 Yeah, which is why he had to take two weeks because you apparently don't give a crap. I was setting up all kinds of VPNs and servers and everything like okay? Okay, okay we got code names Code names what's your code name Adam First letter of the alphabet That's my code name Imad Ullod in Landgraaf Landgraaf, that's Dutch Yeah. When my friend told me about No Agenda, I was skeptical. I thought Adam Curry? The douche from the reality show? That would be me! But I'm open-minded and gave the show a chance. I started with episode 426

1:54:05 and I have been hooked ever since. I would like to have a de-douche for me, for doubting your show and for doubting Adam Can i also have a shut up slave, two to the head little girl yay keep up the great work and ill try to keep my donations greetings from Holland The real Gitmo Nation Yeah well you know that Well thats nice Thats always nice But this is pretty much the response most people have when someone says im doing something cool Most people are like That douchebag? Really You know, uh... that reality show- people should realize this of course. Reality shows are designed to make everybody in them and especially find a star douche because people will flock to watch That's exactly right Um so let me see it's dee doo- no karma? Just the dee doosh? Eh you better give him a karma Yeah okay Dee Doosh Shut Up 2 To The Head Okay You've been Dee Douched Yes!

1:55:06 You've got Karma Rare Quatro Yeah, I know that but you nailed it. Sir Paul Vela in the UK. I have been a listener since show one and to the DSC for some time before that. I've never missed the show and never will. Huh! You guys provide great service and long may it continue I spend my money wisely and i feel like keeping the show going is worth the occasional donation. It's become an invaluable part of my news gathering process, I've said it before but a donation of this size $69.69 isn't much more than taking um... The kids to see some 3D shit at the local cinema." Yeah! Now you're talking! Exactly. And I certainly get more enjoyment from no agenda just over a year ago I asked for some surgery karma I was just about to go into the theater

1:55:57 for some serious surgery and at the movie theater obviously, and generally didn't know if I'd live to listen to the Thursday show that week. The first thing i did in the recovery room was ask for my phone so I could listen to the latest No Agenda show." Right on! I live! I need this show! Excellent! I can state for a fact... ...the second half of the show is much better when hooked up to a morphine drip A year on and I'm in the best health of my life thanks to No Agenda Karma, although I suspect my surgeon should probably take much of the credit. My business is just getting by and since this is a huge achievement for a mere slave like me, I just thought I'd send some more No Agenda Karma not for me but all the other slaves that listen to this show who aren't as lucky as me. Aww...that's beautiful!

CHAPTER 31 / 43 Discussion

Funky Glass, UK Small Business Promotion

The hosts promote "Funky Glass," a UK-based website specializing in handmade glassware and jewelry. The segment also includes a check-in from a listener in Singapore who uses the show to stay informed while traveling. Various "karma" requests and "de-douching" ceremonies are performed for the donors.

funky glass· uk· small business· glassware· jewelry· singapore

1:56:44 That's Sir Paul from Gitmo Nation East. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire! Right on man. Glad to have you around. You've got karma I live... Where is my phone? I gotta listen to no agenda What happened? That's pretty hardcore Matho Phillips. Could be Matthew. I think Mat-Mato? Mato, Matio, Matio, Matio, Matio, Matio And why in note, why in dote Michigan 69-69 on show 383 Carrie Shun and I donated $69.69 and then did it again on show 384 though shun got all the credit starting the current 99 shows streak She had the better looking butt

1:57:37 She got all the credit for starting the current 99 show streak. That's amazing I want to help bring it to 100 which is yeah, the next show is number 100 in the 69-69 level So let's get a bunch of boners out there on this 69-69 train Yeah so next...so this would be our kicker The next Thursday Show is the will be the 100th anniversary show anniversary of 6969 so I'll put that in the newsletter we'll push that maybe we'll get some money. So it's not about doing the work or anything, its just like its another anniversary! Yeah you know this is an issue and I don't know what to tell ya. I know brother I hear you It's not like we did any less work this week

1:58:25 No. In fact, we may have done more and I was even late to the show because of the amount of work that was going into it at least so far Anyway back to this note next show is show 100 in 6969 level So let's get a bunch of boners blah blah Let's assume John Dvorak pronounced my name wrong Even though I ah Matthew it is pronounced Matthew I got it right and I was talked out of it He wants Adam to... See, this is the problem with Adam. Can I just get Adam saying clippity-clop, clippity-clop? No jingle! Just a good deep voiced Adam. Clippity-Clop, Clippity-Clop, Clippity-Clop Like that? I think you overmodulated. Clippity-Clop, Clippity-Clop

1:59:15 Okay, does he want him what do you think I should do more like clippity-clop clippity-clop? Like well if I was directing yeah Yeah Which which is our next order we don't have to be very which has been very successful in my voiceover career so far You would have you doing as a surfer. Hey Well not bad rad do part poor tuck 6969 from parts eyes from Chicago He says he's rather from Chicago fart nuts. I'll keep it simple, karma works the medical boards with karma wishes and they came true now here some love coming your way to help you find a new camp mofo. Karma to you JNA and one more thing Johnny tell the chat room if not doing that anymore because there is lot of donations. I think so too. I am not the one to be swearing like a trucker yeah

2:00:08 But he wants me to tell the chatroom to screw itself as it were. Okay, where were we? Oliver Stanley in Aldershot Hampshire UK Can I have some karma for my wife's new website funkyglass.co.uk Check it out so I can stop working also can you call out uncle Marco as a douchebag? Douchebag Okay, and give his wife some karma. Yeah hold on I'm checking out funkyglass.co.uk when we get the karma here. You've got Karma Haven't we seen this? Oh this is nice What is it? It's all kinds of like chick products you can buy Chick products? Yeah glass rainbow 18 pounds holy crap let me see oh it is beautiful if you want a rainbow

2:01:01 Funky Elsa, okay. It's all glassware products so this is actually quite nice This is if you're looking for a great gift now check it out man. This only for UK listeners They just not gonna ship over here. It's cost too much look at the necklaces And they've got a pearly necklace and then she'd do it with a 3d printer glass beads mm-hmm Hey, I like some of them beads I'll tell you if anyone needs beads, it's you. Carl Baron or Sir Carl Baron to you out of Singapore Greetings from balmy Singapore is that double nickels on the dime where I'm fleeing the depressingly darkened? Yes, yes, I did we forgot to close it out there We go back to Singapore ball get back to sing a car balmy Singapore

2:01:53 where he's fleeing the depressingly dark and cold European winter. Douchebag call out to people who are a year behind on the show. I always listen to the latest show first then fill out the old shows this is my advice yeah well i need help to help fall asleep letting knowledge seep into my unconscious against the show plays while he's dozing off I could also use some generic find the most obscure jingle on the soundboard, Karma. Oh okay hold on a second let me... The most-I'm just grabbing one right? It's the week! You've got Karma The Weekly Hookah Report Just at random That's pretty obscure We have a weekly hookah report Yeah that would be right yeah sure

CHAPTER 32 / 43 Discussion

TSA Experiences, Dr. Kiki Public Relations

A listener shares a satirical account of a TSA "massage" during airport security, highlighting the absurdity of modern travel protocols. The discussion briefly touches on Dr. Kiki's public relations image and the efficiency of using electronic banking for direct donations to avoid PayPal fees.

tsa· airport security· dr. kiki· public relations· vocal fry· banking

2:02:53 I mean if i just go and... Or hooker report. Hookah or hooker? Hooker, hooker, hooker Oh the weekly hooker report oh yeah we haven't done that for a while maybe that's the problem We also haven't done... We haven't done that one in awhile William Bagdon in uh actually they'd squirrel for a while and you stop playing In The Morning Squirrel! I always do In The Morning. In the morning! William Bagdon in Holland Pennsylvania 5322 I've been listening since Adam denied the moon landing on Twitch and haven't looked back. Right on, welcome! Come on brother come on in. I haven't donated until now even with the immense amount of entertainment and enlightenment i receive in the morning what a douchebag yeah well I'll have to give him to you there ya go. I took the advice of Adam on the TSA valet service and massage not about

2:03:47 not about not eating tomatoes and let me tell you that I will never go through airport security like any other slave again. My TSA masseuse was even kind enough to let me know that if the explosives detecting machine beeps multiple times, Sean Connery and the SWAT team would come bursting through ceiling to take you out What a nice bedtime story from your TSA masseuse Anyway, I need a de-douching shut up at science LG Y2 to the head getting laid karma. Okay? Hold on a second now This is a tall order so it's a d douching

2:04:25 Uh, shut up it's science. L-G-Y... you know what LG is? What's that? Little girl yay! Oh yeah, oh shh. Two to the head karma okay so let me just uh de-douching I gotta set it all up here de-douching You've been de-douched Shut up already Science! And the Carmen was fired. There we go Too many yes too many too many is it's too many because they come from what inside to many It's just too many how many buttons to push exactly Kevin Payne or sir, Kevin paying to you and me in Richmond Virginia 5069 I don't know if he sent us a note or not

2:05:12 I probably should look. Well, um...I could take a quick look if i found anything. Well... Kevin Payne It's kind of an easy name to search on which is good Yeah, Payne. Yes. Like Axe Payne. That was a shitty movie. Kevin Payne, to be read as my donation on Thursday or whenever from Sir Payne and the A, from Alexander... or from Richmond Virginia. By the way that woman you were talking about that became the new SEC head she was raised in McLean Virginia. Oh yeah! Surprise! Wow really?

2:05:49 Now when you're out in Richmond, Virginia you're probably not part of any network like that because it's out there in the middle of nowheres. My $50 check should arrive blah blah blah I would like to remind listeners on an easy and painless way to donate to the show that more producers should use I use electronic banking and it's very easy to set up a payment to an individual. If the corporation can be an individual, then so can NoAgenda. The bank as you have stated before creates a check in mails that straight to the NoAgenda mailbox unlike PayPal the entire amount goes to NoAgenda They do not skim off the top. They have much more creative ways of screwing us, talking about the banks and they do not charge me postage I get paid every two weeks so i've set up an open-ended recurring donation that is sent on the day that my paycheck arrives Automatic sending a financially painless amount say twenty dollars or any other amount with each paycheck becomes easy More listeners should use this method F PayPal

2:06:50 Finally I love the dr. Kiki clip a little bit of vocal fry at the end is sexy, I didn't know what she looked like so I creeped her picture using Google and all I can say is in the morning shut up already science Number word now Dr.. Kiki's public relations arm is she a natural redhead oh Uh, I think she augments it but i think she's red. Yeah, I think so She has a kind of face of a redhead So she has no soul Shut up already! It's soulless

CHAPTER 33 / 43 Discussion

Beyonce Lip-Sync Scandal, Media Investigative Theater

The media's intense focus on Beyonce lip-syncing at the inauguration is deconstructed as "investigative theater." The hosts argue that news outlets like CNN use such trivial scandals to prove their journalistic credentials to the public while ignoring more substantive issues. The timing is also noted as a PR buildup for her upcoming Super Bowl performance.

beyonce· lip-syncing· wolf blitzer· super bowl· jim acosta· journalism

2:07:31 Susan Bell, Clarksville Maryland $50. Michelle Moore Nightdale North Carolina 50 dollars ITM do you think all the lip-sync attention Beyonce received is in response to the conspiracy theory about her fake pregnancy or just a media PR stunt for her upcoming album and Super Bowl appearance? Well I had an interesting conversation with one of our producers over the emails about this and because the media You know is essentially just covering up because you asked the same question Johnny said why is this remember it was breaking news? Remember that it was uh, was that on the last yeah. It was on the last show. It's like breaking news I have a theory about this. So I'm glad she brought it out Let me just see if I can find

2:08:17 What was it? Real news. Anyway, doesn't matter I can't find it so it was like breaking news all of a sudden we have... It's really important that we understand that Wolf Blitzer is learning that Beyonce has been lip-syncing. Woooo everybody! So what is this about? This is they have to prove once in awhile that they are investigative journalists Yeah yeah think about it you know what I mean And I was like, you know that really makes a lot of sense and apparently this producer had actually predicted this.

2:08:57 And he showed me where he had his own little like red book for him or whatever. I said, look, I predicted exactly that it would be a major lip syncing scandal because they need to from time-to-time they need to actually show that hey we're journalists with something you'll understand right? You as a stupid little slave Alright, we got some breaking news coming in on Beyonce and the lip-sync scandal that's being called. Definitive information now being learned by Jim Acosta. Jim what are you learning? What are you learning Jim? What are you learning? Well it's a scandal Wolf! We're learning that and I think a lot of this... Can this even be a scandal?!

2:09:38 Well, so now the entire... When is the Super Bowl? Like two weeks. Is that coming up? No it's next Sunday. Next Sunday. Oh, woo! So next Sunday. Cancel everything in my book Martha You're going to see that the whole conversation is going to everything it's gonna be about whether she's lip-syncing or not So, of course that's turning into PR at the same time But then we're going to have forensics you know experts and you can just see it's all gonna happen No, it is so dumb. Yeah nobody but it is what do you think? She's lipstick guy I don't know if I will be watching her at the Super Bowl there And I think yeah, I think she was what are you learning? Oh

CHAPTER 34 / 43 Discussion

Show Reboot, Listener Engagement Metrics

The hosts reflect on a perceived drop in listenership and donations following the election cycle. They discuss the need to "reboot" the show's memes and focus on new topics like the CSS and Algerian nuclear threats. A statistical breakdown of chat room participation versus financial support is provided.

podcasting· metrics· donations· chat room· engagement· reboot

2:10:23 What are you learning? I'm just going to call up my daughter and say, hey what are you learning. Hey what are you learning? I'm not in school today. What do you mean by that? What are you talking about? Finally we got Sir Peter Tote's $50 and Shad Rich in Seattle saying $50. We want to thank them and all the Redder, one executive producer for their help on producing getting this show 4-8-2 which is 2,4 & 8 out and into the wild. That was another great number that everyone missed out on are people just not listening I have no idea yeah, I really think that we have our think our listenership has dropped off We also made it you know we're making mistakes like we didn't tweet I didn't send out the bat signal Yeah but I don't think to tweeting is really a responsible for donations or just overall listenership? I Think is because the political season's over and this do we have a reboot

2:11:20 the show. Really? We have to reboot the show! That sucks... Our memes, you know the oil I mean we've beaten that to death pipelines and oil and can't get around it. I think this new thing with Algeria trying to make a bomb that's new so we're on that. Fresh, fresh, fresh. cultural security whatever the CSS operation that's new so we're on that right you had something else that's new and I got a couple of things that for today show that are kind of hold on yeah let's just thank everybody these 16 people who did come to 16 over entire audience i know we have more than 16 we have thousand people in chat room

2:12:00 That's 1.6 percent to Vorac no not even Slash and that's zero point sixteen percent pure a thousand people and 16 people support the show What is that yeah as a bunch of scroungers in the chat? That's not even that's it's a tenth of a percent No, we're on doesn't do this. There's a rock here to harass us Yeah Just suck up resources just to suck up bits Maybe look at some more money if they had to do in chat room Ah, we do have a... It's your birthday, birthday! Da-da. What are you learning? On Noah Champion Just one birthday no nights Ivo Velten says happy birthday to his girlfriend Karen Lombrecht so she turns 32 today and all we can say is send pictures Happy Birthday from all your buddies here at the No Agenda Show Karen It's your birthday yeah! I'm just gonna hit it one more time Dvorak dot org slash m

2:12:59 Just so you remember and we would be honored with your support. Yeah, we would be honored And it's almost nothing to donate now that's correct is no additional cost It was nothing almost not almost nothing I've This is oh actually where am I? No entry Get your morphine drip going. Oh by the way, the phrase is hardly nothing JC spotted this one Hardly nothing it's hardly nothing to donate to this show That's very good Anyway go on a little bit of psychiatry stuff

CHAPTER 37 / 43 Discussion

Joris Demink, Turkish Child Trafficking Allegations

A Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill featured testimony against Joris Demink, the former Secretary General of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. A survivor alleged that Demink was involved in child sex trafficking and blackmail in Amsterdam and Turkey during the 1990s. The Dutch government continues to defend Demink against these long-standing accusations.

joris demink· netherlands· child trafficking· turkey· capitol hill· human rights

2:19:08 And then from the pedo-bear category, this has been heating up everywhere. In the UK in particular more and more politicians are... you barely read about it over here Max Clifford the The big impresario says oh, yeah. No I covered up all kinds of sexual relations between stars and politicians and Political figures big big name political figures so it's just everywhere It's rampant because you know the entire elite runs on it for some reason they can blackmail each other And and you know the

2:19:46 The radio station that had its license pulled, funding pulled and burnt to the ground after I started talking about Joris Demink. The Secretary General of the Netherlands who was the highest man in the Justice Department this is now finally after how many years has it been? Six years now i guess right six years since you were run out of the country yeah since I was run out of the country for even questioning this A high-ranking Dutch official retiring this week is being honored for his work. But human rights advocates say the man who served as the country's Ministry of Security and Justice doesn't deserve praise, they say he deserves prison. John Jessup explains in tonight's Focus Report

2:20:30 Much like a courtroom, these witnesses presented their testimonies to a Capitol Hill audience. But the man they accuse has yet to stand trial I was afraid to say no and i was very young and innocent That is the voice of a grown man describing emotional scars from childhood His identity is protected because he barely survived in assassination attempt that attacked followed his allegations against what's been called The Dutch Super Elite At 14 years old, he left his family in Turkey to find work in Europe. Instead of a job he found trouble and was blackmailed into working at an Amsterdam brothel That's where he says he met this Dutchman, George Demink A high-ranking government official The second time that we met he wanted me

2:21:18 with him to his home in The Hague. He claims he was forced to have sex with de Mink, who now heads the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice a position the victim's lawyer says keeps him from being prosecuted We can have nice laws in the Netherlands but what when high elite people abuse children and they are not prosecuted, why do you have your laws? The Dutch government acknowledged investigating several complaints against DEMINC both in the Netherlands and Turkey dating back to the 1990s. And its official finding... A representative from the Dutch Embassy attended the congressional hearing and criticized the panel's findings. The Netherlands takes to fight against child sex trafficking very seriously Congressman Chris Smith, a leading advocate for human rights believes that statement can only be backed up by taking action All of this evidence does not suggest that crimes have been committed

2:22:20 I would be shocked, frankly. News of this case has spread across the internet with websites like this ArrestDemink.com Its organizers want to stop the Netherlands from honoring him and he retires as early as this week Till now The ministers of justice are protecting him Van der Plass continues to call for justice against Demink and wonders just how high the case may go it could be that more people are maybe involved. As for her client, the trafficking survivor he only makes one request in addition to justice please help protect my identity because I still fear for my life there you go so I should never bring it up again that's uh... I'm done now I think thats about the sixth time you said you'd never bring it up again well its first time of had an actual American news report A clip? yeah but is good report was very very

CHAPTER 38 / 43 Discussion

Bob Menendez, Daily Caller Prostitution Allegations

The Daily Caller, founded by Tucker Carlson, reported on an FBI investigation into Senator Bob Menendez regarding alleged involvement with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. The hosts suggest the timing of the report may be a political warning linked to Menendez's opposition to certain Obama administration judicial nominees.

bob menendez· daily caller· tucker carlson· fbi· dominican republic· politics

2:23:14 Concise and filled in everything was great now we have now sometimes the pedo bear thing particularly in the United States political world is used to take someone down as is the case that's happening right now. Yet another possible sex scandal rocking Washington's inner circle tonight, The Daily Caller reports that the FBI is investigating Senator Bob Menendez on accusations the New Jersey Democrat purchased prostitutes and attended sex parties in the Dominican Republic Sounds like a great job to me! What's the problem? The senator's office has rejected the charges for months and much of this story frankly is still unconfirmed

2:23:54 So the Daily Caller, are you familiar with this publication John? The Daily Caller. Who is that who's behind that where do they get their funding from? I mean someone's paying for them you can't have a blog making money with dudes running around Yeah, yeah. I'll look at it or you can look it up and see where they are? I thought maybe you knew just offhand So I think that now did the guy... I mean listen to the douchebag from The Daily Caller It's so obvious this is a hit job its just dripping off of it Joining us now by the way he's a Democrat Menendez How do explain the allegations coming from The Daily Caller and the newly surfaced evidence David Martosko executive editor Okay hold on a second

2:24:36 So this is founded by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, former advisor to Dick Cheney. Okay so this is a neocon publication? Yeah A right-wing Republican neocon publication Yes so they would go after somebody for some reason I know who knows why I mean do we have a clue at what they're after him for yeah By the way it's much easier just to plant kiddie porn you want early really well so this was obviously not to make, get them into a situation where they could fight a planet. This is just a warning. A slur. Just a smear. Right so taking into account that everyone's working for the same overlords I would say that on January 5th Menendez blocked Judge Patty Schwartz an Obama administration nominee to a federal judgeship

2:25:29 Drawing speculation the block was placed because of Schwartz's relationship with the head of the public corruption unit for New Jersey's federal prosecutor who would investigate the senator during his 2006 election fight. I think that this is a However twisted may sound, I think this is a warning to him about this. Could be. Because you know...I don't buy this left-right thing You know? Yeah, I'm sure that there's other powers. Isn't that the guy with a bow tie on CNN? Oh please! He founded a website... They should put him with that silly bow tie on the website That'd be cool Then you're a real journalist You can get yourself a green visor

CHAPTER 39 / 43 Discussion

Compton Gang Violence, Latino-Black Demographics

A shift in demographics in Compton, California, has led to reports of Latino gangs targeting African-American families to force them out of the neighborhood. The hosts predict this localized violence will soon be elevated to national news to serve a broader narrative of social unrest and the need for increased law enforcement.

compton· los angeles· gangs· demographics· hate crimes· violence

2:26:17 Hey, so do you know about the race riots that are now upcoming race riots? Oh the ones that are on the way. The ones they've been trying to get started for a while Yeah well now they got a new thing going on and their suppressing this information Mimi came up with this Did you realize what's going in Compton Well, I know what Compton is. The Mexican gangs are taking over the city and rousting the blacks! Really? That was all...Compton was a notorious pretty much 100% black community Yeah Now 65 percent Latino 33 percent black And they're attacking according to New York or Los Angeles Times you can go look this up The article would be attack on family in Compton Latest incident in wave of waves of anti-black violence Really

2:27:01 Latino gang is intimidating blacks into leaving the city that was once an African American enclave. It's part of a violent trend seen in other parts of the LA area, there are apparently three or four cities they list them here. The cities normally... it's the 155 drug gang. Harbor Gateway, Highland Park, Pacoima San Bernardino, Canoga Park and Wilmington are under attack by Mexican gangs. But this is not new, I mean this has been going on for a while. Yeah but they have gotten to the point where they're rousing... Well I got a clip! I got a clip! Okay? I got a clip let's see LA County Sheriff's deputies are investigating two hate crimes in Compton In one case authorities say gang members repeatedly terrorized an African-American family New at 6 NBC4's Michelle Valles live in Compton

2:27:53 What are residents telling you tonight about what happened by the way she is smoking hot? Well, they simply say the demographics here are changing for instance This is an african-american baptist church behind me that is now in the middle of what is now a predominantly hispanic neighborhood And they say okay. I can tell you right now. I think that this is being this is being Jacked I think it's being jacked You say this is not being covered? I guarantee you this is going to be front center news within the next few weeks. Depending on other things that happen, they're jacking this up. They want this to happen! Oh well I'm sure of that. Totally want it... Right now its suppressed and you might be right if it shows up as national news we are ahead of it by at least

2:28:38 Probably a month. And they would show up on that Rock Center or something like that with Brian Williams, it'll become news in some way shape or form and then but what is what would be the point of it? I think by the way none of this should be happening if they're legalized drugs But that's another story. Oh yeah was just to shut it down man just put a fence around it just to Arrest more of my guests how about that Need more for the prison industrial complex. Maybe that's an idea. I don't know, things are pretty full. If people are going to start rioting anyway because they have no food... Of course we have the cat food with the plastic spoon on it inside of the... A winner! It is a total winner

CHAPTER 40 / 43 Discussion

Jerry Brown, California High-Speed Rail

California Governor Jerry Brown defended the state's high-speed rail project in his State of the State address, comparing the effort to "The Little Engine That Could." The project, which Brown first proposed in 1982, is set to break ground in 2013 with an initial phase connecting Madera to Bakersfield.

jerry brown· california· high-speed rail· bakersfield· infrastructure· taxes

2:29:24 No, I'm pretty convinced that first we make sure we take away as many guns as possible just to make it a little less hostile and let's just crank it up. Just distract and go on our merry way. We need riots! And then we need... we need to have this now. It is our turn. It's our time. It is our turn for the riots. People are not interested in watching riots in other countries if it's not here we don't care We need a good old-fashioned riot. Well, that would actually help our show and get some riots going. Not just your show buddy! The President's podcast will soar. Oh yeah people will actually start listening So I did pick up some clips of Jerry Brown with the State of the State address

2:30:10 And he seemed to like, like to harp on a couple of things including some crackpot idea or a couple of them actually. But the main one and you can play this clip and then there's a couple follow-up clips are very short but they're very funny Jerry Brown high speed rail 1 This is uh... Jerry Brown is the governor of uh... the great broken state He's like 90 years old and he took over the states was governor back in the eighties And then he's governor now and he just seems like a maniac. It was hilarious to watch the speech, it was on C-SPAN He is also raising your taxes and acting like a general elitist douche

2:30:47 Last year, you authorized another big project. High-speed rail Yes it's bold but so is everything about California Electrified trains are part of the future China already has 5 thousand miles of high speed rail and they intend to double that Spain has 1600 miles and it's building more More than a dozen other countries have their own successful high-speed rail systems. Even Morocco is building one! The first phase will get us from Madeira to Bakersfield." So we're going to have high speed rail between Madeira, which is in the middle of the valley and Bakersfield? There's gonna be huge demand by the way. You know there's I think there's a go kart track in Bakersfield

2:31:34 There is, literally. So then he goes on with the second one which is the Brown 2 clip which you just have to hear it to believe it We all know the story of a little engine that could The big engines were asked to call all the freight train over the mountain They said we can't do it He asked another, can't do it. Little train said I think they can and so he pulled the engine pull in front of a long line of freight cars and started puffing away. I think i can! I think i can! I think i can! I think i can! And over the mountain little engine went we're gonna get over that mountain

2:32:19 So this guy is in charge of... I know I can at the punchline, right? Yeah. But does he sound like Joe Biden to you? Not only that but this guy is running the fifth largest economy in the world! Yeah and think I can't. This is insane. This is completely insane Now I didn't realize it but the whole high-speed rail thing which you know essentially was his idea in the 80s. And if you play this thing, it turns out that this has been 30 years in the making for them to break ground This thing's never going to get built by the way There'll be that train between Madeira and Bakersfield But play...this was news to me by the way This is the Jerry Brown 3 clip It's taken great perseverance to get us this far I signed the original High Speed Rail Authority in 1982

CHAPTER 41 / 43 Discussion

Delta Water Tunnels, California Infrastructure Plan

Governor Jerry Brown proposed a massive infrastructure project involving two 30-mile-long tunnels to protect Southern California's water supply from potential Delta failures. Brown cited the risk of a "100-year storm" or earthquake as justification for the $100 billion plan, which also includes habitat restoration efforts.

jerry brown· delta· water tunnels· earthquake· habitat restoration· california

2:33:09 more than 30 years ago. In 2013, we finally break ground and start construction." Does anybody find this ludicrous? They don't think that's great?! He is a regular Dagny Taggart isn't he? I never heard of him! And so finally the only other thing he has got was these great tunnels...He decided Because we got so much money here in California, the broke state that the Delta is... I know there's a storm every once in awhile and it floods rarely but there could be an earthquake. Could be a lot of different things. I don't know anything about this. I'm going to look into it but this sounds like the craziest idea that this...I mean this just sounds nuts! Urban Southern California and Northern Contra Costa all are critically dependent on the Delta for water if because of an earthquake

2:34:01 I used to call it a 200-year storm, but it might be 100 years storm. Last one was in the 1860s or sea level rise that the Delta fails The disaster would be comparable to Hurricane Katrina Or Superstorm Sandy losses of at least 100 billion and 40 thousand jobs I'm going to do whatever I can To make sure that doesn't happen My proposed plan is two tunnels, 30 miles long and 40 feet wide. Designed to improve the ecology of the delta with almost 100 square miles of habitat restoration Yes that's big but so is the problem Okay okay hold on now I understand

2:34:43 He's gone loony. He's like he's on he's like I'm gonna build an underground base to protect all the citizens Los Angeles, it's not a problem. I can do it. I can save their work how old is this guy? He's lost his mind. Well. He lost his marbles some time ago But he is, they call him Moonbeam back in the 80s. I mean what? Is he any better? Actually this is the gig for me What this guy's doing...I could be so good! I'd be a younger Jerry Brown You could Hey you know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to put a dome A giant dome over the city of Los Angeles We'll all be safe We'll have fresh air and pump it in from Nevada I promise It will all be great Alright well then now I have two clips that I would like just get out of the way

CHAPTER 42 / 43 Discussion

Terahertz Imaging, Miami Military Drills

New York City police are testing terahertz imaging scanners to detect concealed weapons on citizens without their knowledge. Simultaneously, downtown Miami hosted joint military and police drills involving Blackhawk helicopters firing machine gun blanks over urban areas, which officials described as preparation for overseas deployments.

terahertz imaging· miami· blackhawk· military drills· surveillance· urban warfare

2:35:31 Just as we on our way, leaving our way getting out. So actually all three clips so that's California Meanwhile here is what happening in the great state and city of New York After the tragic shooting in Newtown Connecticut across the country people are trying to find ways to make communities safer In NYC police hope to catch illegal gun carriers with full body scanners The device is called terahertz imaging detection. It works by scanning a targeted person head to toe and can detect when someone is carrying a gun as the scanners do its job those targeted have no idea they're being scanned That's what's going on New York everybody you're being scanned You'd let like us like a super market product just scanning you Nope, it's okay that slaves good. No that was good

2:36:25 Oh, there's a two-for-one special. Just scanning you in Miami on the other hand they are Practicing military drills with Blackhawk black hawk helicopters Flying over the highway at low altitude shooting machine gun blanks what? Happening now in downtown Miami, Blackhawk choppers soaring through the night sky but this is only a drill. Tonight's team has Mike Marsa with some pictures for us explaining what's going on. Still, if you've seen one of these drills it really is like a scene out of one of those action movies. Choppers stalking the sky in downtown Miami and the like. Let me show you what's happening right in the shadow of the Adrian Arsh Center. Police right now have blocked off Biscayne Boulevard but we believe that is largely because the Miami Heat game is about to be let out at the AAA which is nearby

2:37:22 But actually, you know what Nick if you take a look swing back over here this may be involved in this training or not again Let me tell you what all of this is that we know of it's a joint military training exercise involving local police also military they're doing some training exercises partly to Meet some of the requirements that they have to do also to prepare for the military side for some overseas drills and also so they can make sure that all of their equipment is in check. And Nick, let's swing back around and show you this guy because we've been hearing some blades of choppers in the distance People up on the balconies have been taking some video of this. Let's show you the first piece of video as someone shots a video of some of these choppers, military style choppers flying over 395 in downtown. This was last night they shot all this video now the site is impressive but just imagine if you could hear some of the activity that was happening here let's take a listen to the second piece of video. That was little hard to hear but thats where they were machine gunning

2:38:33 Alright, so some blank rounds of gunfire pinging off the high-rises here in downtown Miami. So that's just totally okay I guess? Yes flying blackhawks low level altitude shooting machine gun blanks Okay so what movie are they filming that uses it? That's the only other thing that i could think of is like that has to be you know... Someone will come up with it. I mean, it's so hard you do like Miami urban warfare We've already had you know get LA III couldn't figure it out I really couldn't figure out which one It was why does anybody put up with this crap? Well because they're like hey man. I was there when they filmed that That's why they put up with that crap Totally I gotta end a show clip

CHAPTER 43 / 43 Discussion

Iceland Bank Bankruptcy, Davos Economic Model

The President of Iceland, speaking at Davos, explained how his country recovered from the financial crisis by allowing banks to fail rather than imposing austerity on citizens. He argued that bailing out banks only benefits bankers at the expense of the public and noted that Iceland's tech and innovation sectors have flourished since the banking collapse.

iceland· davos· bankruptcy· austerity· financial crisis· innovation

2:39:33 What is it? It is the president of Iceland at Davos, Switzerland explaining why them letting the banks go bankrupt turned into a very prosperous nation and he feels that every single bank should just be able to go bankrupt. And it would be much better than starving your slaves with austerity A very popular stance Not. I think, well no it's not popular but it seemed to work. Yeah. Well okay on a Thursday show I'll do my little Dempsey run down because the Joint Chief of Staff guy Dempsey was something of a goofball seems to me But only if we get some support He has kind of outlined what he sees as the future of war You want to do it now instead? I mean I'm happy to do it now if you want. I'd rather uh...not. I'd rather do it on Thursday Okay well I'm looking forward to it for sure

2:40:27 That's going to be cool. The future of war includes women! Coming to you from the capital of the drone star state here in Austin, Texas in the morning everyone. Hi everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where things are fine and dandy and there is no black hawks around. I am John C. Dvorak. Dvorak dot org slash NA remember us And we'll talk to you on Thursday right here on No Agenda. I think it surprises a lot of people that four years ago we were exhibit number one of failed financial system. But now, we are back on recovery with economic growth and very little unemployment and i think the primary reason is that we were wise enough to realize this was also fundamental social political crisis but above all we didn't follow

2:41:31 The traditional prevailing orthodoxies of the Western world in the last 30 years. We introduced currency controls, we let the banks fail... ...we provided support for the poor and didn't introduce austerity measures on a scale you're seeing here in Europe And the end result, four years later is that Iceland is enjoying progress and recovery very different from the other European countries that suffered from the financial crisis. But were your policy of letting the banks fail would have worked for the rest of Europe? I think so because as i'm often asked people why do they consider the banks to be the holy churches of the modern economy? Why are private banks not like airlines and telecommunication companies allowed to go bankrupt if they have been conducted in an irresponsible way. The theory that you have to bail out banks is a theory about

2:42:30 bankers enjoying for their own profit the success and then letting ordinary people bear the failure through taxes and austerity. And people in enlightened democracies are not going to accept that in the long run. It wouldn't work for UK with their reliance on financial sector would it? Well this is an interesting question because one thing we learned after the collapse of the banks in Iceland that the Icelandic banks like the British and Americans have become high tech companies hiring engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists. And when they fail

2:43:07 The innovative sectors of our economy, the IT sector and the high-tech sector in fact blossomed and have been doing much better in the last three years than ever before. So the lesson of that is if you want your economy to be competitive in the innovative sector of the 21st century a strong financial sector that takes the talent from these sectors Even a successful financial sector is in fact bad news if you want your economy to be competitive. the areas which really are the 21st century areas, innovation technology IT.

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