Episode 604 · Sunday, 30 March 2014

Dead Jellyfish

Leaked recordings in Turkey reveal a plot to trigger NATO intervention as the IMF pushes for a new global financial architecture to replace the dollar.

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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded digital crackdowns in Turkey, blocking YouTube following the leak of a high-level audio recording. The leaked audio allegedly captures senior Turkish ministers discussing a false flag operation involving a staged missile attack from Syria to justify military intervention. This provocation is reportedly designed to trigger NATO Article 5 and draw the United States into the Syrian conflict ahead of regional elections.

President Barack Obama appeared on CBS News to characterize Vladimir Putin as a Cold War-era leader harboring grievances over the lost Soviet empire. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4278, the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes security personnel, weaponry, and increased funding for Radio Free Europe. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde are simultaneously pressuring Congress to approve 2010 IMF quota reforms. These reforms aim to transition the global financial system toward a multilateral model using Special Drawing Rights as a potential replacement for the U.S. dollar reserve status. In Europe, secessionist movements in the Veneto region and Sardinia are gaining momentum as citizens push back against crushing austerity measures imposed by the European Union.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak navigate technical difficulties from Austin and Silicon Valley while investigating the mysterious 'arson' of the fictional Club 33. The duo mocks CNN for identifying a suspicious object in the MH370 search as a dead jellyfish and performs a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Baz Von Batteau. The episode concludes with the Ukrainian Internet Party officially nominating Darth Vader for the presidency of Ukraine.


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CHAPTER 01 / 33 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 604 Introduction and Technical Difficulties

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 604 of the No Agenda show from Austin, Texas and Northern Silicon Valley. The hosts address technical audio issues involving Skype and the obsolescence of ISDN lines. They jokingly announce that "Club 33" has burned down due to low donations, necessitating an insurance claim.

adam curry· john c dvorak· austin· silicon valley· skype· isdn· podcasting

00:00 Name the song Jimmy Osmond's hit. Adam Curry, John C. DeVora. It's Sunday, March 30th, 2014. Time for your Gitmo Nation Media Assassination Episode 604. This is no agenda. Officially blocked in Turkey, direct from FIBA Region 6 here at the Travis Heights Hideout in Austin, Texas. In the morning everybody, I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley, where I'm not about to say the same thing twice, I'm John C. DeVos. No, it's not it was kind of more like compressed down or something. I don't know is it switch the Comcast no, please No, that's not it. It's it's just a matter of how Skype thingy. Yeah, it's how Skype decides to work You know look at this is a we can't ISDN is no longer viable you can't even get it anymore. Maybe just talk a little louder How's that I can scream? Oh there you go that'll work?

01:05 Can I can push the gain up a little bit? I don't know well, maybe by the way. I'm gonna tell you in advance oh Yeah Yes 33 is burnt to the ground yeah Club 33 is burnt to the ground this this must be a Sabotage! Uh... insurance scam? I have no idea. Due to low donations, Club 33 has been burnt to the ground. Luckily we were over-insured. Okay, nice. We will be collecting the names and we'll be reopening shortly. In other words, no stage sabotage. What am I supposed to do? I mean, you know, unless they want to come out in this cold weather. Okay. Alright. I want to say hi to everybody in Turkey today. If you're not dead,

CHAPTER 02 / 33 Discussion

Turkey Social Media Ban and False Flag Allegations

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded social media crackdowns in Turkey, blocking YouTube following the leak of an audio recording. The recording allegedly captures senior Turkish ministers discussing a potential false flag operation involving a staged missile attack from Syria to justify military intervention. RT reports on the public unease regarding these digital freedom curbs.

turkey· recep tayyip erdogan· youtube· twitter· syria· false flag· rt

02:00 We have listeners in Turkey. We have people who are very upset and living in Turkey. Are they upset about their scam that they attempted to have false flag? Well, no, they're upset about a lot of things. Here's a quick clip which made me chuckle. First it was Twitter. Now it's YouTube. Turkey's government has been cracking down on social networking sites which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of spreading misinformation. This is what the Prime Minister says is happening to Turkey. In his party's new video, a Facebook enemy tries to bring down the country's flag. The people rise to defend it. Uniting the nation against conspiracy is his goal. What appears to have prompted the ban on YouTube is an audio recording between senior ministers which was posted

02:57 was posted on the site. They were allegedly discussing a possible military operation in Syria. Turkey's foreign minister said it constituted a declaration of war against his country. Wait for it. I've been a Facebook and a YouTube user for years. I'm uneasy over these developments. I wonder how far they will go to curb our freedom. First Twitter, now YouTube. What's next? Facebook? Oh no! Facebook's next! Oh no! Get off the internet, losers! Where'd you get that report? That is... RT, of course. That's funny, because I got an RT report that's, I think, a little stronger. Oh no, I have the whole false flag thing. I just thought it was funny about the...

03:43 about what's next Facebook yeah that's pathetic it's not funny it's it's sad it's beyond sad it's pathetic learn learn a protocol people get in the IRC chat room or something do the RT was create a web page yeah hack some HTML blog something get off Facebook Yeah, I saw those. Alright, so we have this YouTube false flag thing. Yeah, this is a report of it and I think it, the funny thing is the American media really hasn't picked it up too much. It's way too complicated. It's not complicated. No, for the American news media, when you say Turkey people think, what? Is it Thanksgiving? What? Turkey? No, it's not Thanksgiving.

04:32 I have no idea where Turkey is. What does Turkey do? You should go, you should start a conversation somewhere. Hey, what do you think of the Ottoman Empire? And just see if anyone responds. What? Yeah. Is that a new band? Hey, that's a good name for a band. Hi everybody, we're the Ottoman Empire. We're here all week. Yeah. Hello Cleveland. Right. Alright, so um... I got one. I got, I've been, most of my clips, not most of them, but a lot of them today are from RT because RT has some hot chicks! Well they got some good looking women, but besides that, they are going after us.

CHAPTER 03 / 33 Discussion

NATO Article 5 and Turkish Election Strategy

Turkish authorities have launched an espionage investigation into leaked recordings detailing a plot to attack the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria. The goal of such a provocation would be to trigger NATO's Article 5, drawing the United States and other allies into the Syrian conflict. The hosts suggest these maneuvers are intended to distract from regional elections occurring in Turkey.

nato· article 5· syria· ankara· erdogan· espionage· false flag

05:14 With just needling us about one thing or another incessantly and I just think it's hilarious. Yeah, but this is the false flag I guess a two-parter false flag scam and YouTube now Turkish authorities have launched an espionage investigation into a leaked recording purporting to be a conversation between two top officials it revealed an alleged plot to stage a false flag operation that would appear to be a Syrian attack and The leak on YouTube infuriated Prime Minister Erdogan who rushed to block the site. Here is an extract from that tape. Prime Minister said that in current conjuncture this attack must be seen as an opportunity for us. I'll send four men from Syria if that's what it takes. I'll make up a cause for war by ordering a missile attack on Turkey.

06:06 Now the discussion surrounds a possible attack on the tomb of Suleyman Shah in northern Syria, a sacred site for Turkey which is permanently guarded by Turkish soldiers. Earlier this month, Ankara warned it would retaliate against any assault on the memorial in case of such an attack. could also call for the involvement of its NATO allies. That is based on the principle that an attack on one alliance member state is an attack on all. Before you give your analysis, John, I'm surprised that there is no explanation from RT or anyone really about what a false flag even is. Do people inherently know this?

06:45 Uh, Abby Martin. Oh, well, yeah, of course. Abby Martin on breaking the set went into more detailed explanation. I'm putting on my high heels. Yeah, okay, alright. But no, I think so here's the idea is What they're saying is that there were they were going to have a couple guys go into Syria then attack Turkey in order for Turkey to say Oh NATO we need your help because we're a NATO member and article 5 you have to come in and then we would have a reason to go and rubble eyes Syria even further Really what a waste of ammunition at this point why would we even bother I

07:24 You can get you don't even need to buy the ammunition you go out there and just pick it up off the street Just rearrange the rubble maybe I don't what are they trying to do? So they had some peace Nick go on with some more discussion here with part two. This is the NATO part two Yes, well, it's the concerted policy on the part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Which Turkey is a part of has been a part of since the early 1950s it appears that was the strategy was to provoke an attack from Syrian territory onto Turkey, therefore providing a rationale to draw in the support of the United States and perhaps Israel as well as Britain and other states that are part of the NATO alliance. Certainly NATO members share Turkey's sentiments about the Syrian government. Both openly support the rebels in their fight against Damascus. And as for how far Turkey will go, a new leak on YouTube seems to offer some insight on that.

08:21 It's a great peek into the way governments operate and how they gin up wars that they would like to have happen and blame them on somebody else. A lot of these insurgents were trained at American military bases and air force bases in Turkey, then put into Syria. Syria also has gotten all shipments of weapons, I should say, the insurgents have gotten shipments of weapons from Turkey. So far, NATO has not gotten involved, but with Turkey's grabbing every opportunity to say why it should strike Syria, there's no telling how long that will last. What's your take on this? Because I really don't see any need for this other than to distract from the elections that are taking place, which Erdogan is, it's a regional election, so it's not like he's necessarily up for the rest. Well, I think they may be directly connected. And by the way, before we go on, I think the phrase gin up.

09:17 is hello 1950 calling we'd like we'd like our friend we should start writing it again you mugs and whenever someone says the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who even says that anymore nobody Well, if there are elections coming up, if you're in a state of war, you're more likely to get re-elected, so there's something to that. It's today though. Today, they're voting as we speak. Yeah, well, I mean, they didn't execute this scheme, but I'm just saying, this wasn't just dreamed up the other day. No, it was not good statecraft. No, the whole thing is... I wonder who leaked it. Somebody, I think it's either our guys, the NSA.

CHAPTER 04 / 33 Discussion

YouTube as a Platform for Diplomatic Leaks

YouTube has emerged as a primary destination for leaked diplomatic communications, including previous recordings of Victoria Nuland and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton. The hosts note the irony of the platform being used for high-level statecraft leaks while strictly enforcing copyright for music. They observe that despite surveillance awareness, government officials continue to discuss sensitive matters over recorded phone lines.

youtube· victoria nuland· catherine ashton· yulia tymoshenko· nsa· leaks

10:03 Well, this is the kids are shots or this is kind of the new thing it started with Victoria Newland with her And that was released on YouTube you're right which of course always gives me a chance to to play our little theme song from it And then we had the ambassador with the no-chin monster foreign minister high priestess of the EU Ashton and where she was saying oh golly I didn't know that snipers oh gosh oh we should look into that oh gosh I didn't know and then we and then we had actually pretty good then we had the

10:58 Princess Leia, Hulia, Tulia, her saying, hey, look, I want to pick up guns and kill all the Russians, also released on YouTube. And now we have this in Turkey. YouTube has become kind of the leaker's paradise. It's funny, though, because you try putting a Prince song on YouTube and you get arrested and thrown in jail. But oh, if you got some statecraft going on, everything's good. Yeah, yeah, ironically. It's funny. Yeah, no, this has been, it's all been done with these people gotta be more careful on the phone. Give up the phone! I don't, I haven't, what is it now, six months, seven months? I don't know why they keep yacking on the phone when they, every call's being recorded. I don't use a phone anymore. Why bother? President Obama was, he continues his European tour. You know, the funny thing is, if you were doing, not to, just before you go on,

11:59 If you were just text messaging, which are also captured, the impact wouldn't be nearly as much as hearing somebody's voice. So you know, say if she typed fuck the EU on a text message... We could just say it was an auto-complete error. You could say it was... you could do that. You can't use it as a little jazzy song like we have one of our producers make. No, no. You couldn't do anything wrong. Yeah, but this is how these people operate. Statecraft is still done in person. You're talking. That's what they do. Anyway, so we had this whole propaganda thing going on, which NRT is a fantastic example of it. And this is not just about Ukraine, obviously. It's about Russia and about... And President Obama really laid out the... I think kind of the meme in this interview with CBS was Scott Pelle.

CHAPTER 05 / 33 Discussion

Barack Obama Criticizes Vladimir Putin on CBS

President Barack Obama appeared on CBS News with Scott Pelley to discuss Vladimir Putin's motivations regarding Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. Obama characterized Putin as harboring grievances over the loss of the Soviet empire and reverting to Cold War-era practices. The hosts criticize the interview as propaganda, noting that Russia has not technically invaded in the manner described by the President.

barack obama· vladimir putin· scott pelley· cbs news· ukraine· cold war

12:56 explaining really, you know, what we the the visual we are supposed to have when you hear the name Putin Here's what you're supposed to think. What is Vladimir Putin after? Well If you take him at his word, then you well on this I think he's been willing to show a a deeply My god, he's really having to think way back. How am I gonna make this one up? And Pelly said, can we take him at his word, this lying sack of crap from Russia? Held grievance about what he considers to be the loss of the Soviet Union. It gets better. You would have thought that after

13:45 a couple of decades that there'd be an awareness on the part of any Russian leader that the path forward is not to revert back to the kinds of practices that were so prevalent during the Cold War, but in fact to move forward with further integration with the world economy and to be a responsible international citizen. He said that he considers the breakup of the Soviet Union to be tragic. I think there's a strong... Have you ever heard him actually say that? I've only heard American politicians say he said that.

14:24 I don't think I've actually ever... I looked, I couldn't find anything. I could not find it. I couldn't find it. Sense of Russian nationalism and... Unlike American nationalism. Sense that somehow the West is taking advantage of Russia in the past. Yeah, I think that would be true. And that he wants to, in some fashion, You know reverse that or make up for that Yeah, that's exactly make up for yeah. I have repeatedly said is that He may be entirely misreading the West he's certainly misreading American foreign policy he's misreading American foreign policy which as far as I can see is Circle the wagons around Russia no interest in

15:14 It sounds like he's reading it fine. No, well here's the president's going to tell you exactly what he's doing American foreign policy we have no interest in Encircling Russia and we have no interest. Why are we doing it then? We have no interest in putting ICBMs back around the border the with Russia, but we're doing it Ukraine beyond letting the Ukrainian people make their own decisions about their own lives. And it is true that we reject the notion that there is a sphere of influence along the Russian border that then justifies Russia invading other countries. Certainly they're going to have influence because of trade and... It's very cavalier to say Russia invading other countries. Russia has not invaded any other countries. This is real propaganda that you're hearing from the president. He's not even letting a spokeshole do it. Tradition and language and heritage with Ukraine. Everybody acknowledges that.

16:16 But there's a difference between that and sending in troops. Which he has not done. because you're bigger and stronger, taking a piece of the country. That is not how international law and international norms are observed in the 21st century. Unless you're Iraq, then obviously we gotta go in there and kick your ass. That's obvious. Yeah, and kill hundreds of thousands of people. I think we need the same guy who did Putin, Putin, to do an Obama. Okay, so we need someone... I forgot who the guy... That's John Fletcher. Alright, so I watched a lot of C-SPAN, a lot, and went back in the archives. And by the way, if someone from C-SPAN is listening, your new interface sucks mega balls. And your search, your text search used to work great, doesn't work anymore. Thanks.

CHAPTER 06 / 33 Discussion

House Resolution 4278 and Ukraine Support Act

The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4278, known as the Ukraine Support Act, which provides for security personnel and weaponry. Congressman Ed Royce emphasized the need to counter Russian propaganda by increasing funding for Radio Free Europe and the Voice of America. The hosts liken these broadcasting efforts to the American version of Russia Today.

house resolution 4278· ukraine support act· ed royce· radio free europe· voice of america

17:11 I think it was done on purpose. I've noticed this too. Yes, of course. And then there's also missing videos that you're available. Yes, yes. I was looking for a specific video and it says this program is not available. Even though it shows up in the search. So things are being taken out. Anyway, so we had a couple of bills and I discovered something pretty, I think, interesting, which may be one of these things that we are going to be on the lookout for for a couple of years as we track this. one of those things. I'm hoping, it'll kind of be up to you to see if we've stumbled onto something here. But first, there was an hour-long debate about House Resolution 4278. This was the final version of the bill for support to Ukraine. And the bill itself is fabulous.

18:04 I mean just fabulous to read. I mean there's stuff in there to send in weaponry, consultants, if you know what I mean, secured budgets for security personnel to go. I mean I've marked the whole thing up it's in the show notes at 604.nashownotes.com. I mean I really marked this thing up all the way. It's called the, the subtitle is the Ukraine Support Act. I'll just, actually I'll give you the The the lead in here does the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Ukraine? To freely determine their future including their country's relationship with other nations and international organizations without interference intimidation or coercion by other countries We should make this whole bill of null and void by definition But oh well one of the most important things right at the top of the bill was discussed specifically by What is his name?

19:03 Congressman Royce from California. Mr. Speaker, Moscow is using propaganda to sow confusion and fear and unrest inside the Ukraine right now. Oh my goodness! What should we do? Which it then exploits to justify its actions. We need to do something against that! To counter that effort. This legislation enhances funding for Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, and the Voice of America to expand broadcasting in the Russian language, in Ukrainian, in Tatar. in order to provide the accurate news and information on the ground across Ukraine. No amount of aid will help Ukraine if Russian propaganda rules the day. That's right, so we need American propaganda! Let's bring in Free Radio Europe, Radio Liberty, and these guys are getting millions! If you're in radio, here's the gig for you. And they're doing it in all languages, not just Ukrainian and Russian, but they're doing it in English,

20:07 You know, so it's funny to me that someone can literally stand there and say, hey man... Radio Free Europe is so 40s. Radio Free Europe! Fuck, he's Batman! Batman, Batman, you like your friends in America? That's literally what it is. But now they got websites and stuff. But that is at the top of the bill. To promote democratic values, transparent and accountable government institutions, and advance United States national security interests through United States international broadcasting, including the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberté, Incorporated.

CHAPTER 07 / 33 Discussion

US Natural Gas Exports and Energy Geopolitics

Congressman Ed Royce advocated for lifting restrictions on U.S. crude oil and natural gas exports to counter Russia's energy monopoly in Eastern Europe. The discussion highlights Gazprom's history of cutting off gas supplies to Ukraine during payment disputes. The hosts express skepticism regarding claims that exporting gas will end domestic flaring, citing conflicting EPA regulations.

gazprom· natural gas· fracking· epa· ed royce· energy exports

20:49 I mean that is the American version of Russia today. So believe me people who are doing the Nyet Agenda show are laughing just as hard at USA Today. Nyet Agenda. That's good. Thank you. And then this of course follows along the lines of what I thought was the main reason for this Ukrainian business as it pertains to exporting United States natural gas, but there is more. But first let's have Royce explain this. This is an interesting guy. He does lay it out. I kind of like, I appreciate what he did there. Energy sales earn Russia not only dollars, but they earn Russia influence because Russia in the dead of winter has turned off the valves. Russia's state-controlled gas company, Gazprom, threatened to cut off supplies to Ukraine earlier this month

21:41 as it did during the winters of 2006 and 2009. For not paying. Yeah, exactly. Because, I don't know, you forgot to pay the bill. It happens to me. PG&E would do that to me locally. Austin, you know, we have, the city of Austin has sent me very nasty grams in the past. when I kind of forget. ...clear this month, as it did during the winters of 2006 and 2009. Gazprom has stated that it is preparing to double the price Ukraine pays for its natural gas, which could cripple the country's already weak economy. Which, by the way, is now exactly the plan with the IMF, the subsidies, the citizens, the actual citizens of Ukraine.

22:24 were enjoying are gone with this bailout package. The 50% reduction is now gone, pay full price. Now we have a powerful tool to counter this pressure. And it's right here. Is that a powerful tool? Are you happy to see me? One that is just waiting to be used and that's our own energy reserves. Now listen to it. We must remove restrictions on the export of US crude oil and natural gas. into Eastern Europe. We have in fact a letter to the Speaker of the House from the heads of state of Poland, of the Czech Republic, of Slovakia, of Hungary asking us, asking us, direct resources, sell resources. Listen, at the end of the day if we do this we end the flaring of gas here in the United States because... Bull crap. This is actually interesting because... Hold on a second. Let me say something about the flaring.

23:21 The president's directive on climate change, He comes out with new EPA regulations to actually ban flaring in the United States. You can't ban flaring, it's a relief valve. You can do two things. Flaring, it happens at the refineries, it happens all over the place. Something builds up too much pressure and you got to get it out of there or you're going to have to stop the whole place. So you flare off a bunch of gas and it burns pretty well. Sometimes it smokes if they got too much goo in there, but whatever the case is, it flares off. And you have to have the flares there. What are you going to do? The only thing that would stop the flaring is you don't flare. You just turn off the spark so it's not on fire anymore. You just blow the gas into the atmosphere. You think that's a better solution? That's what he's asking for when he says no flaring. Seriously. That's the only solution to that. You just let the shit go into the air.

24:18 Well, obviously I have no knowledge of that. I'm only reading the legislation and the regulations that are being put out and literally the same day that this bill and this discussion is in the House, The EPA and the Clean Air Task Force are saying we really need to stop the flaring and then this guy says, hey, I got a great solution. Yeah, it's just bullcrap. Of course it's bullcrap. But the real lie here is, is first of all, to get our energy you know, the components working, the fracking and the digging and the North Dakota thing and all the rest of it, it was all because, oh, we're too reliant on foreign oil. We should be self-dependent. So we should just close shop and bring all this stuff, make our own damned oil, because we got plenty of resources.

25:07 And so, and the idea was not to get involved with the international trade of this stuff. In the first place, it was for our domestic use so we can get away from being dependent on foreign oil. And so they're now they're going to try to pull a fast one. Is that what you're saying? I'm telling let's go. Let's start. Let's get back in the old business. I'm just playing. Let me finish this and then I'll tell you where I think things are really going. And it's actually not this is the glut. we're able to help our balance of payments were helped reduce our our balance of payments just listen to what he says deficits increases russia's deficits frankly it produces jobs here in the united states but it comes at a time when vladimir putin has a great

25:56 the necks of the decision makers. He's got a grip on the necks, he's wringing their necks. Got a visual? In Eastern Europe with respect to his power on monopoly over gas. Lifting, frankly, these self-imposed sanctions on ourselves in terms of not exporting. It's self-imposed on ourselves, it's like masturbation by yourself. It was self-imposed for a reason. Yes, a Democrat or Republican Democrat Democrat Democrat what a stooge ourselves in terms of not exporting our excess gas would not only boost the US economy and create American jobs as I indicated but would reduce the energy revenues that comprise 52% of the budget for the military in the government in Russia, okay, okay

26:48 So I'm kind of with you. I don't see that actually happening. I see a lot of noise about it. I'm not sure. By the way, I thought his little comment at the end there was pretty funny. Yeah. All the money that Russia makes on their gas and oil goes to the military. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I don't think so. Unlike half of the tax revenue here, which goes to the military. In this bill, this 4278 which was passed by the House, calls for deployment of international monitors to Ukraine to assess the current status of territorial integrity and the safety of all people.

CHAPTER 08 / 33 Discussion

Ukraine Security Assistance and OPIC Investment

The Ukraine Support Act authorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to prioritize investments in Ukraine to advance U.S. foreign policy. The bill also increases security assistance under the Arms Export Control Act, providing fuel, clothing, and communication equipment. The hosts note that Senator John McCain's calls for arming Ukraine align with these legislative provisions.

opic· nato· john mccain· arms export control act· ukraine· security assistance

27:26 It's like a hall monitor. Can I see your pass? What are you doing? Yeah, pretty much. The bill causes to combat anti-Semitism and discrimination. What? It says we need to support Ukrainian efforts to foster greater unity among people in regions of the country, combat anti-Semitism and discrimination. Oh, so by implication there's this whole thing going on as the Russians, it's the Russians that are anti-Semitic. Of course, yes, of course. And you know, that means we have to forbid John McCain from traveling because he likes to hang out with him. Promote respect for religious freedom, supporting the people and government of Ukraine in preparing to conduct and participate in free and fair elections, which they had. The guy who was there, we had monitors but okay. Somehow we're now changing history. There's a lot of talk about money here, about the appropriations. Ah,

28:22 Reducing the bloated public sector, maintaining a market-determined exchange rate, and strengthening the vulnerable banking sector. Always important. You know, we immediately had a new head of the central... the guy who was running the central bank got kicked out. We put a new guy in, one of our guys, of course. Then there's the censorship by Russia because they took over the TV stations, anti-democratic programming. They only talk about programming which is interesting. So we will prioritize programming to eastern Ukraine including Crimea and Moldova and to ethnic and linguistic Russian populations as well as to Tatar minorities. That's the programming. It will be 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

29:08 at least eight weekly hours of total original television and video content. I mean these guys are literally laying out the programming grid. Wow. Yeah, I think they include the clock. Here's the rotation clock for the top of the hour news. Traffic on the 8th. Yeah, indeed. And then we have section 104. Does the sense of Congress that the overseas private investment corporation shall prioritize investments in Ukraine? Have you ever looked at this thing man? No, what's the name of it again? It's the Overseas Investment Corporation, OPIC, and you can find that at opic.gov. And these, well here it is, OPIC is the US government's development finance institution. It mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so advances US foreign policy. It mobilizes finance.

30:11 What does that mean? So I guess that's the real fascistic... I love the picture on the front page. With the little kids. It's about the children. Of course it is, yeah. And the multicultural kids, all barefoot, or half of them are barefoot. It is the government's development finance institution. So that's basically mobilizing private capital, which is kind of what Kerry was talking about as I went on my C-SPAN quest.

30:49 of the US taxpayer dollar on everything that we do abroad in terms of our diplomacy in the State Department and USAID. It's all our development, all of our money, all the things we do for disease, anti-poverty, one penny on the dollar. I don't have to tell you, but I'll just say very quickly, I am amazed by the return on that investment. Yeah, economic hitman style, of course. You put a penny in, you get a dollar back. It's fantastic. And of course the people who get the penny don't really get the penny. They get to pay us a dollar with their stuff. That's how it works. Continuing on here, we already provided nearly seven million dollars in assistance under Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act. And in case you didn't know, Ukraine has been a long-standing member of NATO's Partnership for Peace.

31:46 The partnership for peace. Therefore, Congress deems appropriate the Arms Export Control Act should be increased and the president is encouraged to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense in order to provide security assistance which could include communication equipment, clothing, fuel and other forms of appropriate assistance. You know, stuff like some water and blankets. in consultation, which means we'll send consultants, we'll enhance the Ukraine's self-defense through appropriate assistance to improve the capabilities of the country's armed forces. You see, when John McCain is talking about sending in weapons, he knows it's already been approved.

32:41 It's approved. Now, of course, we will have to have a report not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this act and the Secretary of State, that's the watermelon head, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate United States departments and agencies shall submit to Congress a report on the results of a review of all United States security assistance to the government of Ukraine. I'm like, that's great. The report required by paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. So that's how it works people. And then there's all this talk about the EBRD, which is the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, which is kind of a European version of the IMF. The thing that is interesting about this bill, and again it goes on for pages and pages, I read the whole thing and it's 48 pages, and you can read the markup if you're interested. What's really interesting is what's not in the bill.

CHAPTER 09 / 33 Discussion

IMF Reform and Multilateralism Strategy

Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator Robert Menendez have pushed for International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota and governance reforms to assist Ukraine. These 2010 reforms, which the U.S. has yet to ratify, are described as a move toward "multilateralism" in global governance. The hosts revisit the removal of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the subsequent appointment of Christine Lagarde as part of this transition.

imf· john kerry· dominique strauss-kahn· christine lagarde· multilateralism· g20

33:40 And it took me a while to get all the pieces together on this, but Kerry of course really laid it out when he was, before the first negotiation. I don't know if you saw that Harry Reid said, well we left out the IMF reform because the Republicans are being paid off by the Koch brothers. Seriously, that's literally what he was saying. Because of what he says about everything. Yeah, Koch brothers. Those Koch brothers! But you know, in no agenda fashion, I closed my eyes and thought, what am I missing? There's something that I'm missing here. And the Kerry, John F. Kerry helped me out. In part of making sure that African nations and many other emerging markets make the most of opportunities in improving reforms to the International Monetary Fund,

34:32 It's going to be a critical part of that. I think all of you know the IMF has been a central part of the transformation of so many countries, and it's also important to greater trade with people in our own hemisphere as well as right here at home, and particularly for trade with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Korea, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Thailand, all of whom once borrowed from IMF. and now are some of the most powerful traders in the world. So I'll just close by saying to you that Ukraine's struggle for independence, particularly its financial independence, will depend on Congress ratifying reforms that will help Ukraine borrow through the IMF's rapid financing instrument. Our $200 million investment and sovereign loans are needed urgently, but it's only through the IMF

35:30 a reformed IMF that Ukraine is going to receive the additional help it needs in order to stand on its own two feet. So Kerry in typical fashion tries to really make it obvious that these reforms are important. And this is what is not discussed and you please show me in the mainstream media where anyone talked about this and I'm going to try and explain what I think is going on. Actually Menendez He's a, as Menendez Republic, I think he's a Democrat too. He did a pretty good explanation when these IMF reforms were left out of this Ukrainian assistance bill. What is being talked about here is the International Monetary Fund 2010 quota and governance reforms. I'm going to give you a new term here, multilateralism. This is actually, we should probably look that one up. Multilateralism, the definition.

36:28 Hold on a second. I had it here for you. International governance of the many, which is pretty much New World Order speak, if you ask me. But that's the word. Multilateralism is everyone all in. It's code. It's code. So the G20 decided that they needed to have this quota and governance reforms implemented in the International Monetary Fund, the IMF. Now this is 2010, very interesting this timing because you'll recall we had Dominique Strauss-Kahn kicked out of the IMF not long after these 2010 reforms were approved but they had not been ratified by one country.

37:18 That would be the United States. And of course, the whole way that went down where Strauss-Kahn was kicked out because, you know, this bogative frame up of him raping a housekeeper which turned out not to be true. But all of a sudden there is the uber-shill Christine Lagarde and she slips right in and of course she's from Chicago. Yes, she ran Baker McKenzie, the largest law firm in the universe. And she immediately goes on this whole trip of multilateralism. I will say that one of the things that turns out if you look back at some of the reporting that was done on Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he was at the time floating the idea of SDR bonds.

CHAPTER 10 / 33 Discussion

Special Drawing Rights and Petro-Dollar Replacement

A theory is presented that the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are being positioned to replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency for commodities. The Bretton Woods Committee, featuring members like Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, has urged Congress to approve IMF reforms to preserve U.S. leverage. The hosts debate whether this represents a planned systemic shift or a desperate reaction to a failing financial system.

sdr· petro-dollar· federal reserve· bretton woods committee· henry kissinger· christine lagarde

38:04 And if you, and this is, it's complicated for me because I'm not a financial guy, but I do understand how money is created through debt and how the Federal Reserve creates bonds. And that's basically how we keep the petrodollar alive because everybody needs dollars. So we sell our debt to foreign countries, to the Chinas, but we also have a lot of it ourselves. And this is how the petrodollar keeps being used. And to enforce which of course started in the 70s with Carter and Kissinger to enforce countries using the dollar as the monetary unit, the reserve currency for gas and oil primarily.

38:49 We kill people. So if you decide that you're gonna sell it in euros or dinars, like Saddam Hussein or Iran, we will rubbleize you. We will kill you. The SDR was developed actually as an alternative to the petrodollar. Well, this is what I think is happening. I believe that once the United States approves the quota and governance reforms, That is when the pet the this SDR will be brought in to replace the petro dollar doesn't mean the dollar is going away but it means that these commodities will be traded in SDRs instead of Dollars and this is actually kind of necessary if you're a New World Order type and you're you know, you understand how the banking system works if you look at

39:42 So we had a big financial meltdown in 2008. Essentially the Federal Reserve bailed out the universe. We lent money to everybody. It wasn't just American banks, every single bank in the world. We printed all the money. And we continue to print the money and it's not the United States, it's the Federal Reserve, it's the private banks. Banks create money. They continue to create this and it's called quantitative easing. And if we had another glitch in the system, you wouldn't be able to inflate the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve any further. The only balance sheet in the world that can actually do it, if these reforms are passed, is the International Monetary Fund. So here is Menendez discussing the bill and he's very angry and upset about this IMF reforms being dropped.

40:31 And he'll talk about a couple of things, including this letter from the Bretton Woods Society, which is signed by every single neocon bullshit artist in the universe, because they all want it. There's a lot of money to be made if this thing happens and it's kind of nutty but the whole idea of a new world order currency I think is actually happening. I think he did a good job at explaining this. As we take that step let's realize that it's the IMF that is leading the effort to stabilize Ukraine's fragile economy. Congressional ratification of the 2010 IMF reforms would increase IMF emergency funding to the Ukraine by up to 60% and provide an additional $6 billion for longer-term support, setting an important marker for other donors such as the EU and the World Bank. Let's be clear about what keeping the IMF provisions would have done.

41:30 The IMF is strengthened at no cost to US finances or influence. The United States retains its executive board seat and the sole veto power at no net cost because the $63 billion increase in the US quota is totally offset by an equivalent decrease to a separate emergency facility. This is only necessary for him to say because what happened, I think, in Congress is we got Tea Party guys in and their heart is in the right place but they have no understanding of real international finance and the system that is precarious on a very precarious teeter-totter at the moment and they're all bitching about some money that would cost... they do not understand what is really happening in the IMF and how it works. However, other countries would put in new money increasing the IMF's lending power

42:27 The fact is this would be a pure win for the United States. The relatively minor cost would have been paid back many times over. And we will have. Another crisis in the future, huh in which the IMF will be critical to whether or not that crisis can be diffused and solved so what's happening the way I understand it is all countries now are shoring up their their value in order to come up with the proper exchange rate against the SDR if you go to IMF org right now, you'll see on their home page a

43:04 You'll see the current SDR versus dollar value and there's a little calculator there. And every single day there's a, let's see, what do we have? What is the SDR today? It's right there. SDR rates for March, interest rate is 0.30%. One US dollar is 0.647773 SDRs. So they're already really pushing this. And the value of the SDR versus your currency is determined upon how much oil and gas you have in your country, how much you're actually producing. I think this is what the negotiation about the KeyXL pipeline is about because yes, Canada is going to do very well

43:49 with the SDR, but if we actually are the ones selling it and we're transporting it, we get a benefit of that. A lot of gold is going to the Shanghai Exchange, a lot of it's going to China, that's all part of the valuation. And it really will be what do you have, what do you produce, what's your GDP? And I think that is what's going on behind the scenes. And Bretton Woods, which we'll get to in a minute, is still a society of elites And they sent a letter, this is very important that we have these 2010 reforms signed pronto. Here we go. Now I repeat what I've said before. This should not be a partisan issue. Presidents Reagan, President Clinton and both Presidents Bush. All New World Order guys. Back legislation to increase IMF resources.

44:41 And Ronald Reagan called the International Monetary Fund, quote, the linchpin of the international financial system. And let us remember that the European Union just approved the single bailout mechanism for their banks. This is really happening before our eyes, but I didn't see the big picture until now. In a letter to the House and Senate leadership last week, which I asked unanimous consent to include in the record, Without objection. Members of the Bretton Woods Committee, which were the original entities that created some of the international organizations like the IMF that have created global stability, wrote that implementing, this is a quote, implementing the IMF quota reforms bolsters our leadership in the fund and provides the United States with what? Leverage to continue to preserve our national security

45:35 and economic interests abroad. Now let me tell you some of the folks that signed that letter. Folks! Madeline Albright, former Secretary James Baker, Zbigniew Brzezinski, William Cohen, Stephen Hadley, Henry Kissinger, Tom Ridge, Condoleezza Rice, Clayton Uter, Robert Zolich, Lee Hamilton, Brent Scowcroft, Paul O'Neill, Frank Carlucci, Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, John Snow, Henry Paulson. This is a bipartisan list of who's who in foreign policy. All saying that this is critical to do.

46:15 So here's how I see it playing out. And by the way, that was a list of douchebags if you didn't notice. Oh yeah, of course! Madeleine Albright at the beginning, please! Douchebag! No, I'm not saying that this is a great thing. I'm saying this is where it's headed and they're really pushing hard. They tried to slip it into this bill but failed. Yeah, so let me stop for a second. The SDR thing has been around for a while. It's actually a basket full of money that everyone's irked about because of different percentages. Since the 60s, yeah. This is a direct threat to the way we do business overall and this is never going to go anywhere. This is just a bunch of people waving their arms around. This is not going to happen. What you think is going on is not going on. This is not going to happen in a million years.

CHAPTER 11 / 33 Discussion

Global Financial Scam and Carbon Pricing

The discussion shifts to how a new global currency system might be implemented through climate change policy and carbon pricing denominated in SDRs. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is reportedly pleading with Congress to pass IMF reforms ahead of a G20 meeting. One host argues this is an elite scam to manage sovereign debt, while the other remains skeptical of its feasibility.

sdr· carbon pricing· climate change· g20· jack lew· global finance

45:35 and economic interests abroad. Now let me tell you some of the folks that signed that letter. Folks! Madeline Albright, former Secretary James Baker, Zbigniew Brzezinski, William Cohen, Stephen Hadley, Henry Kissinger, Tom Ridge, Condoleezza Rice, Clayton Uter, Robert Zolich, Lee Hamilton, Brent Scowcroft, Paul O'Neill, Frank Carlucci, Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, John Snow, Henry Paulson. This is a bipartisan list of who's who in foreign policy. All saying that this is critical to do.

46:15 So here's how I see it playing out. And by the way, that was a list of douchebags if you didn't notice. Oh yeah, of course! Madeleine Albright at the beginning, please! Douchebag! No, I'm not saying that this is a great thing. I'm saying this is where it's headed and they're really pushing hard. They tried to slip it into this bill but failed. Yeah, so let me stop for a second. The SDR thing has been around for a while. It's actually a basket full of money that everyone's irked about because of different percentages. Since the 60s, yeah. This is a direct threat to the way we do business overall and this is never going to go anywhere. This is just a bunch of people waving their arms around. This is not going to happen. What you think is going on is not going on. This is not going to happen in a million years.

47:00 Or we might as well just pull up our tent and go broke because this is just not gonna fly. This is an internationalist bullcrap idea. In fact, if you buy an airplane ticket, if you lose your baggage they pay you in SDRs some equivalency. Which is one of the early attempts to try to make this some sort of a currency outside the dollar. The problem is with your entire thesis, you're the one that brings in the idea that you know we anyone tries to go outside the dollar for oil exchange that we we rubble isom but now all of a sudden you're on board with this no it makes sense no I'm hearing John Kerry on board with this that's what I'm hearing

47:40 I'm hearing the douchebags on board with this and I'm hearing them push very hard. I'm not on board with any of this. Don't accuse me of that. The oil companies and the guys who really run things that we don't ever hear quotes from are not gonna let this happen. I disagree. I think that they are all in on this. I think they totally want this to happen. They don't give a crap. Yes they do. They do give a crap. Because you're going to have SDR bonds, it's going to be this, all it's going to do is transfer it from the dollar to the SDR. If this is going to happen in any way, shape or form, it's going to be some sort of screw job that neither one of us are seeing that will be some sort of bookkeeping scam to rip people off. But that needs to be discussed. How?

48:25 Well this, I think it's the restructuring of sovereign debt, it's the valuation versus the SDRs where the rip-off takes place. I think the Chinese in the new system go from like the eighth place to the second place right behind the US. Russia actually does increase a little bit in the new system and all that has to happen is this these two if this 2010 reform is ratified by the United States Congress that's when it the scam is on until that happens you know so there's a in April 11th there's a meeting of the g20 and the g20 is already announced hey if the u.s. doesn't approve this then we may kick you guys off the board

49:10 Now, is that really going to happen? I don't know. I'm just telling you what the elites are saying. And these elites are douchebags, but not to be underestimated when John Kerry himself is saying this. Now, how is this going to be used, John? Climate change. That's how it's going to be used. They're going to price carbon in SDRs. That's how the scam is going to be implemented. Now it's so obvious to me. And yes, we will have another systemic meltdown. You cannot deny that currently we're in a state of craziness on our own market. So let's go to the horse's mouth directly, so to speak. Christine Lagarde. And this is from a speech she did to the International Coalition of Douchebags in London six weeks ago.

CHAPTER 12 / 33 Discussion

Christine Lagarde on 1914 and 1944 Turning Points

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivered a speech in London comparing the current global state to the turning points of 1914 and 1944. She described 1914 as the start of a "30-year disaster" and 1944 as the "multilateral moment" where John Maynard Keynes helped establish the modern economic order. Lagarde argues for a new era of cooperation to prevent a repeat of historical collapses.

christine lagarde· bretton woods· john maynard keynes· imf· world war i

50:04 And for her it's very simple. We have two historic dates 1914 and 1944. And 1914 of course is interesting because that came right after 1913 when the Federal Reserve itself was created, which is now celebrating 100 years. And maybe the system has just played out. So I invite you to cast your minds back to the early month of 1914. By the way, I edited out every er and pause from this woman. It's half as long. Exactly a century ago, much of the world had enjoyed long years of peace and giant leaps in scientific and technological innovation had led to path-breaking advances in living standards and

50:47 Communications. There were few barriers to trade, travel or the movement of capital. The future was full of potential. Do you see what she's doing here? This is how it's going to play, John. We are getting the elites on board and at the same time, it's like a hundred years ago, we had technological advances. Wait until Bill Gates starts promoting this. 1914. 1914 was the gateway to 30 years of disaster, marked by two world wars and the Great Depression. It was the year when everything started to go wrong. So what happened? What happened was that the birth of the modern industrial society brought about massive dislocation. The world was rife with tension, rivalry between nations, upsetting the traditional balance of power and inequality between the haves and the have-nots.

51:38 within the form of colonialism or the sunken prospects of the uneducated working classes. By 1914, these imbalances had toppled over into outright conflict. In the years to follow, nationalist and ideological thinking led to an unprecedented denigration of human dignity. Technology instead of uplifting the human spirit was deployed for destruction and terror. Like cyber. At international cooperation such as the Societe de Nation fell flat. By the end of the Second World War large parts of the world lay in ruins. Rubble! So that is and this is she's preaching this to the elites and I want to remind everyone again she was she was ready to go when they kicked the Strauss-Kahn guy out because there's a plan for this.

52:30 There's a plan and Obama's in on it and Kerry's in on it and these douchebag elite they're all in on it And I think it's gonna be done with climate change, but let's look at 1944 this of course is what Lagarde is going to call the Savior the saving moment and that was the year of Bretton Woods Maybe you'd like to explain Bretton Woods briefly John so we under have a story explain it briefly I I now invite you to consider a second turning point. 1944. In the summer of that year, the eminent economist John Maynard Keynes and a delegation of British officials embarked on a fateful journey across the Atlantic. Crossing was risky, the sea was rough.

53:17 The world was still at war and enemy ships still prowled the waters. Keynes himself was not in good health, but he had an appointment with destiny and he did not want to miss that. His destination was the small town of Bretton Woods in the hills of New Hampshire in the northeast of the United States. His purpose was to meet with his counterparts from other countries Their plan was nothing less than the reconstruction of the global economic order. Those 44 nations gathering at Bretton Woods were determined to set a new course based on mutual trust and cooperation, on the principle that peace and prosperity flow from the font of cooperation, on the belief that broad global interest trumps narrow self-interest. This was the original multilateral moment.

54:10 70 years ago and it gave birth to the United Nations to the World Bank to the International Monetary Fund the IMF the institution that I'm proud to lead. So that was the first big scam and I'm pretty convinced that what we're seeing this back and forth with Putin These guys are all in on it. It's unavoidable. We need to bring, as elitist rulers, we need to bring the Chinas and the Russians in, or the Brics, let's just call it that.

54:53 they need to bring their resources and ultimately I don't think anyone in America gives a flying F if they have dollars or SDRs or whatever it is as long as they're on the winning side of the equation and by putting this new multilateralism in place it's going to give them that opportunity. They just have to create an illusion of why we have to do it because obviously If you don't plan this and play this correctly, there will be people who will take to the streets. But I think they're really trying it, John. I think what you're... this exposition you've just displayed, I wish you would have played Lagarde's thing earlier, is it looks... it has all the earmarks of unbelievable desperation. Yes, I agree.

CHAPTER 13 / 33 Discussion

China Investment in Europe and IMF Pressure

President Xi Jinping's visit to Europe has led to increased Chinese investment and the dropping of trade probes by the EU. Financial commentator Jim Rogers notes that Europe is "nice" to China because they need the capital for bailouts. Meanwhile, Chinese officials are pressuring the U.S. Congress to approve the 2010 IMF reforms to stabilize global markets.

china· xi jinping· jim rogers· imf· g20· european union

55:46 It's just these guys, this is it. They don't know what to do. The world is about to fall apart. I agree. I agree. I've had today's clips. Most of them are about things falling apart. And it's like... I agree. So I'm agreeing with you. And this is the only plan they have is this. The new multilateralism. That is the ultimate plan. That's all that they have. Nothing else. Do you think it should take a little visit to Spain? Do you think it won't work? No. Why not? I think it's well for one thing you know these people have never been out outside of their little bubble and so they don't know what the hell's going on.

56:31 Russia's not gonna play this game. No any certain. They just assume use dollars. They don't care. No that how can you say that? They have a deal with the Remini B, and they're selling their I know but they don't care I so I mean they don't they're not gonna they don't they won't say you say that you say they don't care I don't think they care to be in on this scam because they know they're gonna get screwed and The Russians have figured this out. I mean, they're not the dumbest people in the world. I don't know. First of all, I don't know if they're that smart. Second of all, if you take China and Russia and their two votes together, they have more than the United States after the reforms are ratified. They don't have necessarily the veto, but they do have a lot of power because China moves right up to number two.

57:20 Yeah, well here's what's creating this panic. China's not playing this game either. What's creating the panic is this clip here which is China in Europe which the Russia Today people are all over. Europe is taking its chance to make sure China knows its arms are wide open for any investment it can get. President Xi Jinping is visiting the continent and Paris and Berlin have laid out the red carpet. And the issue of human rights are so often key part of talks between EU and China is strangely absent this time around.

57:59 On Thursday, the EU trade chief agreed to drop a probe into underpriced telecom equipment imported from China. Carol Dugut said that's because Europe needs to do much more to attract Chinese investment. There was some harsh criticism on China's rights record with Human Rights Watch describing the conditions most Chinese people live in as appalling. Investor and financial commentator Jim Rogers says Europe knows it has to be nice. They've got a lot of money and they're bailing out a lot of people. So if you want to maintain your standard of living, you better be nice to people with the money and your bankers. For the Chinese, it will be cheap foreign aid. If they come in and bail you're about, then they get a lot of influence. If they don't get the influence, they're not going to do it. And the worst that happens to the Chinese is they make a loan, they lose everything, but at least they have helped themselves get a lot more power.

58:55 I think you're wrong, John. Listen to this. This is from last Saturday. China's Vice Finance Minister Xu Guangyao on Saturday called on U.S. Congress to approve a capital increase for the International Monetary Fund agreed four years ago. Xu said some risks might occur depending on whether or not the U.S. can honor its agreement at the G20 Financial Ministers' Meeting. That's in April 10th. to approve reform plans for the IMF. We hope the U.S. Congress can make a rational decision and we hope that the reforms of the IMF can be implemented substantially." Why would they say that if they're not in on it? They're just saying it? Everyone's just saying it because it's a joke? I don't know. I think you're wrong. I think that they see how this will work and they're gonna be very powerful. Yeah.

CHAPTER 14 / 33 Discussion

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet and Hyperinflation Debate

The hosts engage in a heated debate regarding the Federal Reserve's ability to continue printing money and expanding its balance sheet. One argues that the lack of hyperinflation proves the current system of quantitative easing is working, while the other contends that the dollar's purchasing power has significantly eroded. They discuss whether the next financial crisis will force a move toward a multilateral IMF-led system.

federal reserve· quantitative easing· hyperinflation· deflation· money printing

59:39 Put it in the belly. We just never happens It's the kind of thing what you're describing as a scenario that we've never played into the United States. I'm sorry What was Bretton Woods then Bretton Woods was the UN Bretton Woods was the IMF Bretton Woods was the World Bank? Why can't happen again Bretton Woods was also the main reason for Bretton Woods is my understanding was to create a trading scheme so you could exchange pounds for francs and francs for dollars and it would be legal it would be like you know stock exchange and then out of that because there's some the United Nations I don't really believe came out of Bretton Woods I think it still stems from the from the previous attempt during the Wilson administration to create an international body and the IMF the two banks which came out of it we took over the IMF essentially where the we run it

1:00:31 I think it's our Federal Reserve when you you've premised this whole long spiel with the how the Federal Reserve can't print more money. They've already tapped out and it's up to the IMF. That's bullcrap. I didn't see other no I didn't say that I said if we have another financial crisis we cannot inflate the Federal Reserve balance sheet another threefold you can't do this I say. Well, I don't say that. I don't know anyone else who says it. The Federal Reserve seems to be able to do it. I don't think that's true. I don't buy into this all you you're talking to somebody who thinks that we should probably do more of this kind of printing money because it hasn't resulted in any negative effects. We don't have hyperinflation like all these pundits are we're going you go four or five years ago we got we can't do this because we're gonna have hyperinflation it's gonna be Germany in the 20s and 30s.

1:01:27 There's been zero evidence of this. These same guys are still blabbering about one thing or another and that would be one of the things they'd say, you can't keep doing this. Well, why not? We've done it. It works. It works fine. I don't see what the problem is. Well, I see that the dollar that I have today is worth significantly less than the dollar I had 20 years ago. In actual purchasing power. Let's go back 20 years and say what we're talking about 1994. Yeah, the dollars probably got less purchasing power, not a lot less. It sure doesn't have as much as the difference between 1970 and 1994 when we weren't printing money like crazy. In 1970 gasoline was 25 cents a gallon.

1:02:14 And it was like two bucks by 1994. And if you go back another 20 years, you'd see the same effect. This has been going on with the dollar forever. It's part of the system. The system works to very slowly deflate the money. It's just the way it is. And this has been going on since the 1800s. So what does that got to do with the price of bread regarding the Federal Reserve tripling the balance sheet? Nothing. In fact, I would argue that your dollar is relatively worth more than it would have been under another system. Especially if they let the economy collapse and you'd have deflation. God knows what this situation would amount to because I think they would have deflated, besides just deflating the prices of everything, the dollar probably would have fallen making your buying power less. So if we have another financial crisis,

1:03:01 That would probably be a derivatives crisis where somehow we have to come up with a couple hundred trillion dollars. You're saying the Federal Reserve will just print it and lend it to everybody again and that that will solve everything? That just solves the system? Or do we bring everybody in and finally implement the multilateralism for a new era, i.e. the New World Order, and get all these slaves under control and have the top dogs, and it's Putin, and it's Kerry, and it's Xi, and it's all these guys running the show. I'm not arguing against your thesis that they'd love that to happen. I'm just saying it's not going to happen because they've never been able to achieve it in the past. The public at large will not put up with this crap. I mean we're seeing... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, whoa, whoa, whoa. The public at large is only interested in why Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are on the cover of Vogue. They have no idea what we're talking about.

1:03:57 No idea! They have no clue! They'll be all in! They don't need to know the specifics. When Kerry and Obama get up and say, hey we're gonna be friends with China and friends with Russia and it's time for a new world order except we'll call it the multilateralism, everyone will be, oh yeah we want peace and rainbows and unicorns. I'm so glad you have so much faith in your fellow man. Why are we even doing the show? I'm preparing everybody for the inevitable. That's why, yeah, we're doing it for the small percentage of people who are actually interested in the future. But I don't see it as not happening. I see it as a very long game and they've been working on this for a number of years and I think that there's a shot now, if it doesn't happen now, it'll be another five years, but I think they're really hell-bent on making this happen.

CHAPTER 15 / 33 Discussion

European Secession Movements in Spain and Italy

Protests and secessionist movements are gaining momentum across Europe, with the Veneto region and Sardinia seeking independence from Italy. The hosts link these movements to the "economic hitman" model, where countries borrowed heavily from the EU and IMF and are now facing crushing austerity. They suggest that even Scotland's independence movement is tied to future IMF financial support.

spain· veneto· sardinia· scotland· secession· imf· economic hitman

1:04:46 Well, that's what you think. I think they probably have always been hell-bent on making this happen, but I see this as desperation the way it's going and I think it has a lot to do with the crap going on in Europe that gets completely out of control. Spain is rioting. Essentially, the whole country's shut down. The youth of all of Europe are irked because they can't get work because nobody has any kind of business for them to do. You have a couple of interesting situations occurring now with Veneto voting, the area around Venice voting to be an independent country, Sardinia. Play the Veneto and Sardinia clip. And following the footsteps of Veneto, the Italian region that recently voted for independence in an unofficial referendum.

1:05:30 Now the island of Sardinia is seeking to split from Rome. But unlike traditional separatism, the Sardinians are urging Rome to sell their island to Switzerland. Andre Caruso, one of those spearheading the movement, explained the basis behind the push for secession. We don't trust the Italian political and administrative system anymore that has proved to be ineffective in solving the problems of the country. We think beyond any reasonable doubt. Of course, we're not blaming single politicians, but the system itself. Thank you. This is actually, this is making my point. I appreciate it. How does this make your point? Everyone's saying the system itself. Everyone's talking about the system itself. In Spain, the system itself. This is exactly, they're all saying the same thing. We need a new system. I'm not saying the system's going to work.

1:06:20 I'm saying that's the plan. They're going to implement this system, John. They can't do it with all this Balkanization going on and these aren't the only countries that are having these issues. I mean Scotland wants to leave the UK. And if you read the latest news they specifically say they talk about financial support if they under certain conditions the UK would provide financial support to them which is specifically talking about the IMF support for Scotland. I'm telling you this is really really big. I know you don't like it, but what else are they gonna do? What is Spain going to do besides let their people starve which seems to be the only thing left? Well we have to look at the way Spain got this way.

1:07:03 They were all in on the EU, which is one of these schemes, and you're... No, no, no, do not make the mistake in saying I'm advocating for any of this. That pisses me off because I'm not. I'm analyzing. Well, that's okay. Let's say that... Okay, the Spanish essentially did the following. And when I was there, I brought this up and nobody disagreed with me. They got into the EU, borrowed a crap load of money, with no intentions of ever paying it back. They just saw it as free money. This is the kind of thinking that you're going to, that these IMF guys and all the rest of them are going to be running into because the way the economic hitman program worked was kind of like this. It was expecting you to do that. You came in, you came in, here's some money, you spent it, you spent too much of it, you couldn't repay it back because of all the benefits that you were going to gain from all this infrastructure and other improvements. They never, it never came to be because you didn't open the right factories, you didn't have the right profit margins, who knows what.

1:08:03 and so you couldn't pay the money back to the IMF and so then they started grinding you down with austerity programs, privatization of all the stuff that you owned. No no no, now it's got to be owned by you know Chevron and and then you were like complete slaves which has happened to most of the South American countries until they finally rebelled but this has been going on long enough but they've oh they always kick back on it. When the put when this happens to the public they go crazy. Yeah it hasn't happened here where we're preoccupied with Kanye West largely because the Federal Reserve has done its job of keeping the people happy and that's another just like a little overlooked point here. The people are here all yeah Kanye West and let's see what else is on oh we got the country awards coming up today all that sort of thing because we haven't had these we haven't been put into that

CHAPTER 16 / 33 Discussion

Jack Lew and the Bretton Woods Elite

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's urgent pleas for IMF reform are characterized as a sign of desperation among the global elite. The hosts compare the expertise of government officials to that of physicist Michio Kaku speaking on climate change, suggesting they are "douchebags" operating outside their fields. They conclude that the Federal Reserve and private banks are likely hedging their bets on a new international financial architecture.

jack lew· michio kaku· federal reserve· imf· bretton woods· global elite

1:08:51 tumultuous situation. If we are, they're gonna be rioting in the street. The American public will put up with lots, but they won't put up with everything. I don't think this is gonna, what you're describing is not gonna fly. I'm not saying it's going to fly, I'm saying they are really trying to do it. Yeah. Everything, Jack Lew, you know who Jack Lew is? You heard of him? Oh, I heard of Jack Lew. My mechanic over here at the the Lexus Lexus mechanic, but he only works on pre-2000 machines He is he he's our secretary as a Treasury Secretary took over from Timmy little Timmy He is pleading with Congress. He's on his knees. Please. Please please pass these reforms. He's pleading I can't I'm not I can't make up what's happening. This is literally what what is going on?

1:09:48 So whatever we think this will do, that's not what they're thinking. They are all in on this. Jack Lew saw one too many PowerPoint presentations. The guy is not an economist, he's a lawyer. I'm not saying he's right John. I mean I'm reminded that I was just what irked by that you know this guy Kuku whatever his name is Kuku the Japanese guy with the white hair who's a physicist. Kriku the the douchebag scientist who's a he talks about global warming but he's a physicist. Yeah yeah Kuku. Kriku. Oh I just. Whatever Kuku Kuku Kuku.

1:10:29 So he was on some thing, he's got two books out. He's got one book on global warming, which he's a physicist. And you know, he's not about, he doesn't know anything about, he's not a climatologist. He's a physicist, but he's in on board. I mean, I would still say Freeman Dyson, I'll take his side of the argument rather than this character's. But he's got this new thing he's got about brains. You get downloading your brain into some sort of thing where, Anyway, the point is that that guy shouldn't be talking about brain science even though he's a famous physicist. Right, well thank you, John. And Jack Luzon. But he is the Secretary of the Treasury. Yes, we've been overrun with douchebags and nincompoops.

1:11:16 All government is filled with douchebag and nincompoops. What I feel to understand is why you get angry when I'm just pointing out that this seems to be happening and you just, oh, not gonna happen. Well, they're sure gonna try it. It won't work. Or maybe whatever they think is going to work is gonna work. No, it could work, but I just don't think it will. No, it just sounds to me when you outline something in this great detail, it's like you're subscribing to it as a foregone conclusion. I'm subscribing to the facts as I see them presented by these people.

1:11:52 Why else do they try to slip this into a Ukraine bailout or security safety help them bill? And why is it such a big deal about it? And why is Kerry going into such a degree about it? Why is President Obama putting it at the top of his agenda? Why is the Chinese putting it at the top of their agenda? Because they want this! They want this. I'm not saying whoop-dee-doo. To me, it's all an illusion. The whole fucking money thing is an illusion. But we're in the system and this is they want a new Bretton Woods and the idea is I go look at the IMF homepage It's the SDR is right there. We've been you as you said we'll be using it internationally already They want this to be the reserve currency and I'm pretty sure that the Federal Reserve is all in on that and they're setting up and they've probably got I'm not convinced. This is that supposition. I'm not buying see this is what I'm talking about and

1:12:51 You think everybody's in on this. I don't believe that's true and you have no evidence of it. You have no evidence that the Federal Reserve is all in on this. Why would they be? It seems like a conflict of interest to me. Because the Federal Reserve is a bunch of banks who we don't even know who they are. So yeah, I'm pretty sure they're in on it. They're hedging at best. Well, that could be. Because the Federal Reserve is just... They're always hedging. Yeah, they're just banks. It's just banks. It's not like some super institution. It's just banks. So what do banks do? They deal with money and if there's a better way to make it by scamming people some other way, they'll do that. I think they want, in fact, I'll say this, I'm going to go out, I have no evidence. I think the Federal Reserve banks are behind it. This is now you have the ultra-Federal Reserve, you get to create bonds for the whole world and not just America. That's what I'll tell you. Well, I'll accept that as a crazy idea. Thank you. I can't wait until we

CHAPTER 17 / 33 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations and Club 33 Rebuilding

The hosts thank major donors, including Brian House, who contributed $1,000 from Bato Bay. Edgar Rothermich donated to promote his new manuals for GarageBand and Logic Pro X, available at dingdingmusic.com. The segment includes a discussion on the "arson investigation" for the fictional Club 33 and the need for continued listener support to keep the show independent.

brian house· edgar rothermich· mac tank· garageband· logic pro x· donations

1:13:49 Thank producers for sending us 472 SDRs and becoming an instant night. Yeah, we do have a few people to thank. Well let me say thank you for your courage John and in the morning to you. Well in the morning to you Fabian. In the morning to all ships and sea, boots on the ground, feet in the air, subs in the water, all the days and nights out there. You know, when someone is on the school yard and they want to say something nasty to you and all they can say is Fabian, it's a sad day. I mean, you're not going to get my lunch money with that. There's no way. I'm looking for something.

1:14:33 That's appropriate and in the morning to our artists Thank you very much Cosmo for bringing us the artwork for episode 603 no agenda art generator comm and in the morning To the human resources in the chat room no agenda stream calm no agenda chat net we do have one instant night which is how we are able to come up with conversations like this and disagree and to the extreme if necessary and not be all in with whatever the advertisers wanted us to do. We have executive producers and associate executive producers and producers and not a big list at all today although luckily Brian House came in and kind of saved the day. Yeah Brian House came in with a thousand dollars from Bato Bay

1:15:15 which is kind of a redundant name for a bay. In New South Wales, Australia, I opened my newsletter this week with indifference until I saw that sweet little stoned kitten not being able to resist stoned pussy for too long. I have gifted your most excellent podcast another 10 Bayzamagen's $10,000 to help common sense coursing through the width and breadth of them internets. Keep up the good work, gents. NoGen is a worthwhile institution and I dig that you don't sell seeds, water filters, or drops that might make your knob get hard. To celebrate my baronet, and I have a George Clooney as a spy, you slaves can get used to mac and cheese, not that gay toe-tapping version. Topped off with it's too delicious to believe, my friends. Where is the, uh, the only one I can't seem to find is the

1:16:14 Too delicious and we know have we so he is a baronet. He's already nice. I got it. So he's just a double knight now Well, let's roll it out Is a spy Macaroni and cheese cheddar melted together mac and cheese mac and cheese delicious to believe my friend karma Oops. Yeah, little steppage, but little steppy, steppy, steppy Todd Brink in New Berlin, Wisconsin, $300.

1:16:53 Hello boys. Thank you so much for the fuck cancer two weeks ago I wrote in and told you about my brother Jason who has an extremely rare form of brain cancer is going to go on surgery this show was running long and Adam made John stop and give Jason a F cancer karma I guess. F cancer karma yeah. Did it did it cure it? Well he doesn't let her got concatenated so we don't know. Wouldn't it be great no agenda it solves the world problems and cures cancer. Yeah, I wonder how long that would last before the FTC came a-knockin'. Yeah. We do have laws to obey. Edgar Rothermich in West Hollywood, California, 222-22. I'd be associate executive producer for show 604. My name is Edgar Rothermich. Mish. It's probably Rothermich.

1:17:46 Rosemary I'm guessing my last donation was back in December when I promoted my book logic Pro X how it works now I finished a new book he's on a roll here so it's time for a new hood $200 donation with a new shameless self-promotion just released my book garage band how it works a bit he's the how it works guy is Available on my website www.dingdingmusic.com manuals slash manuals slash manuals dingdingmusic.com That's a good one. It's the first and only manual for Apple's new version of GarageBand. Is that even still a product? Yeah, apparently. Huh. I'm sure many of the No Agenda show listeners use GarageBand for their music productions and might be interested to check out the book.

1:18:33 It's released in my Graphically Enhanced Manuals book series together with other manuals I wrote for Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro. That's the one I need to read. Yeah. Anyway, www.dingdingmusic.com. And finally, Sir Mac Tank from La Jolla, California. And I didn't get a note from him. I didn't either, I don't think. And he came in with $200 and that's it for our executive producer. If Mac, you have anything to say, send another note, I'll dig it up. I'll look for one in the meantime. But anyway, that's what we got for show 604, two and two. And I want to remind people, we got another show on Thursday and we need additional help. Combined with your smack down of my IMF uncovery, I feel bad I did any work at all.

CHAPTER 18 / 33 Discussion

SFO Customs Computer Glitch and Immigration Issues

A major computer glitch at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) left hundreds of arriving international passengers stranded for hours. Reports indicated some passengers fainted from dehydration and exhaustion while waiting in the terminal. The hosts criticize the Department of Homeland Security's management of immigration systems, noting that the process has become increasingly inefficient.

sfo· customs and border patrol· san francisco· immigration· dhs

1:19:21 Why did I even show up today? Just to get berated and called Fabian? I mean, seriously? Wait a minute, you said that was the wimpiest thing you could have said. Well, it's hurtful regardless. It is. Now be quiet. Hurtful, hurtful. Why don't you all go out there and propagate our Fabianic formula? Our formula is this. We go out, we hit people in the mouth. Order! Shut up! Right?

1:20:07 So I ran into a clip. Yes. Actually, I got a couple ones here. I got one. I got it. Okay, let's change the pace here. Now you're because we had an argument and we have our arms crossed. The only thing that's upsetting is that you keep thinking that I'm all in and I love it. No, I don't think that. You just said it. That's all. You just kept saying it. You're all in. You're buying in. You hate it because you don't like the idea, you want the Federal Reserve to print a million trillion dollars a second. That's what you want. You don't like the New World Order. Me neither! Okay, alright. It's a depressing scenario. You could have shortened it and made it less depressing.

1:20:53 I want it to be really depressing. Here's the new, I got the new world order for you right here. Play the SFO fiasco. Okay, new, it's, and by the way we have to call the new, the multilateralism for a new era. Just getting this news in out of SFO's international terminal. Hundreds of arriving passengers are stuck waiting because of a glitch with the Customs and Border Patrol computer system. There are reports as we look live at the airport that some passengers have passed out due to exhaustion and dehydration while waiting for hours. An SFO duty manager says they're bringing water to passengers and taking care of those feeling lightheaded. Wow! Man, oh man.

1:21:35 What did we used to do before we had computers at the gate? We just took the paper ticket. Well you also stamped the passport. You know... Now was this coming in? Was this immigration? Oh my god and so you've already flown for 12 hours. Yeah well it's time for SFO is a gateway to Asia so yeah 12 hours at least. And it's and you and I'll bet you it was stinky. Oh stinks. And now you're just standing in line for two hours? Plus two hours plus funny thing is if I was a novelist by the way I would have set the system down so they all of a sudden they give up and they start stamping people to say that crook comes in but this it's not likely you know this whole this whole thing with immigration and ever since that was Taken over by Department of Homeland Security. It's been nothing but a mess. It's a huge mess and Immigrations is just it's just an incredible mess

CHAPTER 19 / 33 Discussion

Joe Biden on Undocumented Immigrants as Americans

Vice President Joe Biden addressed the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, stating that 11 million undocumented immigrants are "already Americans" in his view. He invoked Teddy Roosevelt to argue that Americanism is a matter of principles rather than birthplace. The hosts find the rhetoric offensive, particularly regarding the legal hurdles faced by those following official immigration protocols.

joe biden· immigration· hispanic chamber of commerce· teddy roosevelt· undocumented aliens

1:22:34 Although, you know Joe Joe Biden who still thinks he has a shot at becoming president Always thought it. He's not still yeah. Well he let's see on Thursday We had Joe pandering to the LGBTQ QIA AP community saying hey, I'm with you gays Right that what he said or not. He's a great quote. Yeah, that was a great. He didn't quite say that now He he's thinking I know Maybe I can pick up another 11 million Mexicans. Yeah, that's what I'll do. 11 million people living in the shadows. This is him speaking at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. So he's out on the trail. It's a stump speech. I believe they're all ready, American citizens. Teddy Roosevelt said it better. He said, Americanism is not a question of birthplace or creed or a line of descent. It's a question of principles, idealism and character.

1:23:36 These people are just waiting, waiting for a chance to be able to contribute fully. And by that standard, 11 million undocumented aliens are already Americans in my view. By the way, by the way, for someone whose wife was deported, has spent thousands of dollars on paperwork and bullcrap, this is so offensive to me. This is so offensive. I'm sorry. And you're not the only guy. No, but I mean, seriously, this is... Very insult all they want is one a decent life for the kids a chance to contribute to a free society a chance to put down roots and help build the next great American century I Really believe that yeah, that's what they're fighting for and one more thing by the vote for Joe I hear about you know about immigrants coming look this is a self-selection process is one of the reasons made as a great country yeah, you're great takes a whole hell of a lot of courage and

1:24:35 Listen to this is great ready for a visual. Okay, you will vote for Joe because it took a whole lot of courage to be sitting at a wooden kitchen table somewhere anywhere in the world in a shack in Mexico a little wooden table thinking And say, you know what? I tell you what kids, let's all pick up and go to America. Come on kids! Where we don't speak the language, where they don't seem to want us. Where it's gonna be really, really rough to get there. But let's go, won't that be fun? Vote for Joe! Vote for Joe! If you're Mexican, vote for Joe! Borderline clip of the day. And they're so, and I think the administration, the Obama people, they think it's so funny. Like, hey, Batman, look, I'm in the Vatican.

CHAPTER 20 / 33 Discussion

Valerie Jarrett Promotes Obamacare on PopSugar

White House advisor Valerie Jarrett appeared on the media platform PopSugar to encourage young people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act. Jarrett suggested that "moms know best" and should nag their adult children into getting health insurance. The hosts mock the production quality and Jarrett's fashion choices, viewing the segment as a desperate attempt to reach a younger demographic.

valerie jarrett· obamacare· popsugar· affordable care act· hollywood

1:25:20 That fricking podcast, let Joe do the podcast man, he'll love that. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Joe Biden, I'm filling in for President Obama who is abroad. I'm filling in. Hey everybody, I'm here to do the top 20 countdown, I'm Joe Biden filling in for the president. What a dumb dumbo. I'm filling in. Meanwhile Valerie Jarrett... I am the president. Valerie Jarrett, who is actually the president. She was out in Hollywood, you know, of course we're trying to get the youngins to sign up for that Obamacare Affordable Care Act so that, you know, if we get enough of them healthy people then the rest of the American people won't have to bail out the insurance companies. Which is pretty much what was in the law. Right, that's exactly what's gonna happen too. Yeah, but we still have to make it look good.

1:26:14 Although I believe Valerie Jarrett actually believes the dope she is smoking. She goes on PopSugar, which is like a TV show with what came from a blog. PopSugar? Yeah, that has like YouTube stars are hosting it. And she's got her hip knee pants on with her... So here's the look. She's got cocky knee pants with high heel, blue high heels. Don't care who you are. This is not a good look and She's talking about how she's going to help Hollywood help us

1:26:57 with the Affordable Care Act so we can communicate to the children. Talking to actors we're talking to celebrities see they get injured a lot and many of them are the same age as the market We're going after right and what they can say is look you never know when life is gonna throw you a curveball Walking down the street. You're a little clumsy your trip your fall. Where do you end up emergency room exactly a couple grand? Just to walk in the door my goodness can afford that really love the mom knows best

1:27:46 You got all the moms in there. Weren't they cute? And what they all said is, when a mom's stupid, we try to take care of our children, even when they're grown. And what we want to do here is like, nag. We were really good at nagging. I'm a mom, so I know. I'm a really good nag. And I can come at the same issue like 20 different ways until my daughter goes, OK, uncle, I'll just do it. And so what could be more important as a parent than making sure that our children have the insurance they need? So we're doing it lightly, and we're doing it with humor. But there's a really very serious message there. We are so in the wrong racket. How could you even watch this? I'm looking at it now. There's this guy, who also looks like it could be a girl, Tyler, and this other dingbat, and they're kind of like sitting on these chairs. Is this the same thing as she's wearing blue, Valerie is, with the stupid shorts on? Yeah, that's what I'm telling you. It looks horrible. Okay, yeah, you're right.

1:28:42 Yeah, you're right. We're in the wrong business. Yeah, we should be in the pop sugar business. Yeah, we should be doing some crap like this. These two guys are, these look like two morons interviewing her, asking the dumbest stuff, which you should emphasize there, but this goes on forever. Okay. That's great. More depressing stuff. It's not depressing. This is depressing. Well, well, you're yelling calling me Fabian for uncovering the huge global financial scam. This is what's up. Hey, Fabian was a very famous pop star in the 60s. This is what's on the news here in America. They're doing so as we're speaking to you here, trying to find any sign of a jet that's been missing for 23 days. Now, one of the objects spotted yesterday by a Chinese ship, that orange... Just make it worse. No, listen to it!

CHAPTER 21 / 33 Discussion

CNN Coverage of Missing Flight MH370

CNN's continuous coverage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is criticized after a report identified a suspicious orange object in the water as a dead jellyfish. The hosts mock the network's reliance on speculative updates to maintain viewership during the 23-day search.

cnn· mh370· malaysia airlines· jellyfish· news media

1:29:29 I don't play it without reason. There's a reason. A Chinese ship, that orange object we were talking about, it turned out to be a dead jellyfish, so nothing there. But other suspicious objects retrieved have yet to be identified. It was a dead jellyfish. Who knew? Jellyfish turn orange when they're dead. Oh, this was... this was... this... well, you know, this was... Where did you get that clip? I just... I just watched it. Just record the freaking television, man. I mean, what show... Oh, that's CNN. Of course, it's CNN. The Missing Plane Network. Excuse me, but I'm an ethical journalist. I only report the news I manufacture. There you go. Exactly. Exactly. Meanwhile, very interesting report that has gotten a little bit of play.

CHAPTER 22 / 33 Discussion

Boston Marathon Bombing FBI Informant Allegations

Defense lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking government records regarding his brother Tamerlan's potential role as an FBI informant. The defense claims the FBI contacted Tamerlan multiple times before the bombing and that he may have been involved in a 2011 triple murder in Waltham. The hosts suggest the bombing may have been a "six-week cycle" operation gone wrong, pointing to evidence of friendly fire involving Officer Dick Donahue.

fbi· tamerlan tsarnaev· dzhokhar tsarnaev· boston marathon bombing· 2011 waltham murders

1:30:23 which very much plays into our six-week cycle and let me just revisit that for people who may be new but you've probably heard about the six-week cycle is very simple. The FBI, specifically the FBI, every six weeks needs to do something to thwart a major terrorist plot, typically with patsies they have set up for months in advance. who are then given a fake cell phone to to key in some digits for nothing to blow up but then they can make a big brouhaha about it arrest these people and continue with the budgets that's it's all about the FBI continuing with their budgetary process yeah and the dimwits that they pick are always feeble-minded they'll do anything now listen to this report about

1:31:06 the Boston Marathon bombing. These motions filed today by Jahar Zarnaev's defense team give us some insight into the strategy they may use at trial to portray the older brother Tamerlan as the ringleader and Jahar as a younger brother forced to follow suit. In motions filed Friday, Jahar Zarnaev's defense team asks the judge to order prosecutors to turn over the government surveillance of older brother Tamerlan, obtained during a 2011 investigation following a tip from Russian authorities. The defense believes any evidence showing Tamerlan's pursuit of jihad would support the theory that he was the more radical brother and the mastermind of the Boston Marathon bombing. This is a very complicated case that got a little bit more complicated today because now you're talking about lawyers wanting even more evidence.

1:31:52 So expect the government to fight it, expect the defense to say that they need it in order to move forward with the trial. The defense says the FBI had contacted Tamerlan multiple times before the bombing to speak with him about his questionable internet searches and even asked him to be an informant. a claim the government denies. The defense goes on to talk about Tamerlan's alleged role in a triple murder in Waltham in 2011, saying that would powerfully support the fact that Jahar experienced his older brother as an all-powerful force who could not be ignored or disobeyed. This is interesting in a number of ways. Mainly, it appears the FBI was setting him up to be a patsy. I'm going to tell you, John, and this is something that I think maybe very early on

1:32:39 We talked about this, these things were never supposed to explode. This might have been a... That was our basic thesis, our original thesis was this was an FBI scheme, these two guys were the patsies and either the bombs went off for some unknown reason or they weren't supposed to go off or whatever it was. This is what our original thesis was and it was an accident. That's why there's so much discrepant information. There's no evidence of them putting the bombs in the cans There's you know they say there's a videotape everything leads to this X the explanation we had Every everything since then including all the discrepant bullcrap about he was here was there He ran over his brother in the car No, he was shot or his guy had his foot on the guy's head and in the car went by well John not that not just that but but It so explains they had bomb sniffing dogs. There was a drill before the marathon They had all these dudes walking around with dubious intent. I mean this was supposed to be a big

1:33:40 Six-week cycle look how good we are but then the thing it's something went off They were supposed to catch it in advance which oh I believe that maybe a few of these you know the crisis actors that may have actually there may have been crisis actors I think some people all really did get hurt, but it was never supposed to go down like that. I And they were talking to this moron for months, this is what they do. And do you remember originally they said that there was a big to-do over why didn't the Russians tell us anything? Yeah. Remember that? Oh yeah. Did we find out the Russians did? No, this is bad news all around. This was a screw up. I think it's pretty obvious.

1:34:22 Which is why we had the huge manhunt, because we needed to get these guys to shut them up, shut them down, shoot them in the neck, kill the brother, shoot the other one in the neck, and by the way it turns at the end of this clip, hold on a second, crap I shouldn't, I'm sorry. He couldn't talk after he was shot if you remember. Yeah he couldn't talk and then the other kid who actually knew something, shoot him in the back of the head, This is a cover-up of epic proportion. Epic proportion. At the very end of this clip, I should have played the whole thing. Hold on a second, let me just get that for you. That's why these lawyers are after all this documentation because they could find, they find the proof is in the, that's why the government's not going to give up anything. Listen to this.

1:35:04 and therefore a death sentence would not be appropriate. And the defense is hoping that there will be enough doubt to avoid convictions on a number of counts. For example, Jahar Zarnaev is charged with causing serious bodily injury to MBTA Transit Police Officer Dick Donahue during the shootout in Watertown days after the bombing. But the defense says discovery turned over so far shows Donahue was actually shot by fellow officers in the chaos. This is everything we talked about! Then then there's another piece that I think the key is going to be Remember the guy who they hijacked his car and like a drive me to your story has getting tend There was a whole thing in alternate written by that guy who wrote that Bush book of family of secrets that reporter Writing an alternate because no one else had published this went on a went on at that

1:35:59 specific single fact and debunk the crap out of it in a very long article. And that guy's a real investigative reporter. Our gay crusader Brian also did some work. There's a, if you look at the timeline at a certain point they're talking about, you know, they locked him in the car and then they went to go buy something in the gas station. And if you look at the photo The original photo you'll see that both brothers are outside of the car because you see the reflection of them in the window of the gas station shop. Meaning that the guy was just in the car.

1:36:39 It warrants a longer explanation, but I think that with that Chinese student who went unnamed and we never heard from him again, he's probably dead too. Or that phony guy. Yeah, well he's probably, if he was real, he's dead. No, he's an actor, he never did, no. Yeah, he's just an actor. He's an actor. I'm with you on that. I mean, the FBI tries, when they're in assassination mode, they try to minimize it. I mean, they're just not shooting up the place. You're only killing a few people. Well, a few is good. No, I think you're right. I think this is the biggest, this is an epic proportion cover-up. And of course you can't bring this kind of topic up in polite company like your Obama dinners without everyone just jumping all over you. Yeah, man. Last one, May 2nd, it's all over. Done. Forget about it. Never have them again.

CHAPTER 23 / 33 Discussion

Mike Rogers Resigns to Host Radio Show

Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, announced he will not seek re-election and will instead host a radio show for Cumulus Media. The hosts speculate that Rogers was "bought off" or blackmailed out of his position, as he has no prior broadcasting experience. They discuss the etymology of the name "Dutch" in relation to his successor and the practice of splitting bills.

mike rogers· cumulus media· house intelligence committee· fbi· radio

1:37:39 Well, May 2nd, you might find some other bots in town. There are places crawling with them. I don't think I'd find any bots that would actually allow me to do what we do. And I'm not so sure they like me at all anymore. Well, I wouldn't. It's alright, they can always go on a new radio show. Congressman Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee just announced that he's not seeking re-election in November. The seven-term Michigan Republican and former FBI agent is a prominent voice on national security issues. Rogers told a Detroit radio station that he plans to host a radio show of his own. Now, this story. Yeah, I was hoping it would come up. I didn't get the clip, you got the clip, but this needs discussion. So he was hired by Cumulus. The big boys. The big boys, yeah. Well, they're number two behind... Is it Clear Channel, I guess? Whoever runs Limbaugh out is the number one. No, that's... Who runs... No, Limbaugh runs... He's on... Is he on Premiere?

1:38:40 I think he is, yeah. I think he's on Premiere. Cumulus has... they got a lot of stations. Well, they got a lot of big names on their list of talkers. Who was on their list of talkers? Well, Michael Savage, who's number two. Right. He's on their list. I had the list in front of me and I forgot half the names, but there's a bunch. They must have offered him a lot of money. Which makes you wonder... number of things. Why would they do this? He has no experience. He is a terrible, I can't even imagine being a conversationalist, which you have to do if you're gonna be doing that kind of work, and you have to be able to talk a lot. And he can do that, but he doesn't have anything to say. No. So I think that he was bought and paid for by an intelligence agency to

1:39:37 Get out of the position he's in for some reason. I don't know what maybe the battle between the CA NSA thing going on or something He's an embarrassment And he was just, he was essentially bought off and given this phony job which won't last a year. If he's on more than a year I'll be surprised. Well they don't even have a day part for him yet. They don't even know where they're going to put him. No, there's no slots. Yeah, so I'm not quite sure what they're going to do with that. Hey! Is Mike Rogers here on the weekend shift? Well that's probably where they'd start him. Yeah, but that's horrible. But what kind of money? A few million or something? I don't know what they lured him out with. Do you think that he's... And it's a cushy job he's got. Everyone who wrote about this is, why is this guy quitting this job? Radio is actually hard. Is he being blackmailed out of the job?

1:40:28 Is there something that we don't know about that would be coming out? I mean this kind of guy with his background, his credentials, he could start his own consultancy, he can go to any number of Homeland Security consultancy gigs, that would be the typical thing to do. Yeah, he could go work for Chertoff. Easily. Easily, you get right into that operation. He'd go work for Albright, anybody, and they'd be happy to have him. He could just be on the board, he wouldn't even really have to show up. He'd just have to use his connections. So I think that is the only logical conclusion, is that someone said, you are out, and I'm gonna call my buddy and I'm gonna get you some gig here so we can get you something, but you're out, you're not doing it. So he must have messed something up.

1:41:14 That's my exact same thinking. Yeah, I think he messed something up. And he's not even doing the interviews anymore. Now we have Dutch Ruppersberger. So a couple things. First of all, the name Dutch, this is no good. You're Dutch. You can't call it Dutch. So Ruppersberger. Where does that name stem from? Why does anyone ever get called Dutch? I don't know didn't they call Reagan Reagan was done okay let's see at a mall would it be etymology or name eology etymology of name Dutch I wonder what that is I really have behind the name Dutch no behind the name no no no there's a lot of see this is where

1:42:03 Google is not helpful. No Google has actually did this was the whole is Internet's slowly failing It's not so slowly actually I think it just tipped over the edge on this one for me. Well. They got going Dutch There's another insult yeah, and for those who don't know in in the Netherlands We say that there will be an American party or go people who split the bill yeah, I An American party? Yeah. Ops and Americans is what they call it in the American way. Which if you think about it is true. In America everyone splits the bill always. Yeah a lot of times.

CHAPTER 24 / 33 Discussion

NSA Reform and Telephony Metadata Debate

Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger defended proposed NSA reforms in an interview with Andrea Mitchell, emphasizing the need for "flexibility" in accessing telephony metadata. Ruppersberger argued that if these programs had existed before 9-11, the attacks might have been prevented. The hosts note that the proposed reforms only address phone numbers and do not affect the broader 702 or PRISM email surveillance programs.

nsa· dutch ruppersberger· andrea mitchell· fisa· 9-11· metadata

1:42:41 Anyway, so Dutch Ruppersberger is now the spokeshole for these NSA reforms. So as I pointed out, the last time we heard from Mike Rogers when he was still alive, they may just have a whole bunch of samples of this guy and they've killed him already. And he's going to do a radio show with a soundboard. Hi, I'm Mike Rogers. Welcome to Cumulus. So now Ruppersberger is speaking on their behalf. So the White House has something they want to do with the NSA telephony metadata, which is important to say telephony metadata. And these guys are working on a bill, which is not going to be done for, I don't know, August or whatever. They're taking their time, but they're talking about it now.

1:43:31 And there's one slight difference between what the White House wants and what is actually going to be done. Here's Dutch Ruppersberger to explain it along with Andrea Mitchell I think is doing the interview. information that's going to be used to give us the ability to get the telephone data that we need to protect us from terrorist attacks. This guy is so good. Every other word is terrorist attack, 9-11, safe, liberty, safe, terrorist attack, safe. The White House would have the court prejudge the issue and we would have the court oversee the procedures. We both are in a position that after we get the metadata numbers, no content at all,

1:44:14 And I'll give you an example. If a terrorist from Yemen, a safe house in Yemen is calling the United States, we want to find out who he's calling and whether there's a conspiracy there. And so we clearly have the court reviewing that after the fact. Before the fact, we're a little bit different, but we're still looking at it, we're still negotiating. Well, that's my point. I mean, that is a clear difference. The president's plan would do it before the fact. You would do it after the fact. You would argue that you can't wait, that the intelligence community needs to move more quickly than to wait for a FISA judge. Well, that's exactly the point. Our point is we want to give flexibility. If there's an attack that is coming, we want to be able to jump on it right away. We have to learn from 9-11. I gotta learn from 9-11! If we would have had this metadata program, this bulk collection before 9-11, there's a good chance we could have stopped the attack. And the reason is because we didn't know the terrorist was in San Diego coordinating the attack.

1:45:05 But yet because we know all the information out there, the public had a concern that the NSA was violating privacy. That was not the case. There was no indication at all. In fact, I represented and say these are good people that go to work every day and care about protecting the people. But notwithstanding that, we've listened and we've changed the concept so the government will no longer hold the So there's one small issue left, and that is the issue of whether we give more flexibility before the court gets involved versus after they get involved. And by the way, we're still working with the White House. We need to resolve this. We need to get this bill passed in the House, in the Senate, and have the president sign it so we can protect Americans and yet maintain the privacy that we care so much about in this country. Oh, maintain the privacy we care so much about.

CHAPTER 25 / 33 Discussion

Google Privacy Video and Data Requests

Google released a video using Playmobil figures to explain how they handle government data requests and protect user privacy. The video outlines the types of data the government can request, including Gmail content, search history, and Android GPS location data. The hosts advise listeners to move away from Google services and phone networks to maintain actual privacy.

google· privacy· gmail· android· chrome· data requests

1:45:51 I don't care about that. No one cares about their privacy. No one. No one. Did you see the Google user data privacy video? No. Oh my gosh. Oh, they have a, it's like a board game with Playmobil figures. Oh my goodness. This was produced by Google? Yes. I can play the audio if you're interested. It's really annoying, but the video, seeing the video is even better. But it's too long. I could play it as an end of clip, end of show clip. No, no, no, it's okay. I'll look at it. Put in the show notes and I'll look at it. But this whole thing, they explain how they're protecting your privacy. But then at a certain point, if you watch the video, they show the... It's like a road sign. They show the different data that the government can request from Google. And of course, what are we really thinking about when you think about stuff that they would request from Google?

1:46:50 Gmail obviously what else? Conversations on the Google Talk. They literally have a Chrome icon so I guess anything that you do in Chrome and all your searches could be yeah there what's your searches yeah don't forget the Drive icon because you know that guy the guy the Boston bomber the FBI that's right asking him how why he's doing these weird searches yeah Does anybody out there that listens to this show ever been contacted by any law enforcement agency for doing weird searches? I don't think so. I have no idea. I don't think so. I bet you we can't find one guy that listens to this show that's ever been contacted by the government. Because I don't think they do it. Another icon you see is the Android icon.

1:47:42 Oh yeah, they want all your GPS data so they know where you've been, where you're going, what you're up to, where you're stopping, where you're having dinner, where you're having lunch, what you're spending your money on. All things that... All stuff that... and then maybe you can extend that. Apps, your storage, your address book. Yeah, just any good blackmail material they can get from you. Yeah, yeah. Your Google Drive is also a part of this. And the funny thing is, is like, people get off Google. You don't need them for all this. And you certainly don't need a phone. I think having Android is okay. You know, just connect to Wi-Fi. Don't connect through the phone networks.

1:48:22 That's ridiculous. Anyway, here's a Dutch Ruppersberger and Andrea Mitchell actually asked a valid question because everyone's glossing over the very obvious fact that these reforms are only about telephone numbers. Not about emails and all the stuff that we're talking about here with the Google's What about the 702 program the prison program that involves emails? That is not part of that's that's a separate program But this is not part of the so-called reform that the president's proposed today should there be some

1:48:58 limits placed on that as well? Well, how I'm going to answer that, the most important issue we're dealing with today is the issue of a United States of America and our citizens' rights and to protect our country. Here's how I'm going to answer everything. Protect our country, citizens' rights, 9-11. That's the highest priority. Okay, the other issue has to do with the ability to gain intelligence information on an international level. Whether it's China, Russia, terrorists, whatever. So that's not on the table now and we're focused right now on changing the bulk collection. That's a big deal to remove bulk collection. The phone companies who have all the information now, we will basically, the FBI will go with an administrative warrant.

1:49:40 Say give me this number, we're concerned about a terrorist calling from Yemen. And then right after that the courts will then make a decision on whether or not they pass a test called reasonable articulable suspicion. That's where we are with respect to this 215 and the bills that we'll have on the floor hopefully in the next couple weeks or month. Yeah, so in other words, carry on business as usual. This is about a bunch of phone numbers who gives a crap. However, your prison program, the 702, everything continues as scheduled. But that's not the marketing. Yeah. Yeah. You guys are douchebag. Yeah. At the same time, uh, he's better. He's actually a little better than Rogers. Rogers is annoying. This guy's just a stooge. No, I think Ruppersberger is just an old coot. I have to be ages to the old coot who really, these guys believe this is the sad part. These guys really believe this crap.

CHAPTER 26 / 33 Discussion

Saudi Arabia 9-11 Involvement and Gay Rights

There is a renewed push in Congress to declassify 28 pages of the 9-11 inquiry allegedly proving high-level Saudi involvement in the attacks. Meanwhile, RT reports on the case of Ali Ahmad Asiri, a gay Saudi diplomat seeking asylum in the U.S. The hosts highlight the hypocrisy of the Obama administration criticizing Russia's gay rights record while maintaining close ties with Saudi Arabia.

saudi arabia· 9-11· ali ahmad asiri· barack obama· human rights· rt

1:50:41 Yeah, I think they do. We could have stopped 9-11. That's the bubble. What do you expect? They could have stopped 9-11, but oh, we didn't really tell you everything about 9-11. Well all this comes amid a renewed push from a group in Congress and a senior statesman for the White House to declassify a 28-page redacted section of the joint 9-11 inquiry from the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. The group claims that the classified section proves high-level Saudi involvement in the 9-11 attacks and could have evidence of sleeper cells still operating here in the U.S. WTC7 won't go away

1:51:21 What? There was more to the report? No, you kid me. Russia today was needling the US about Saudi Arabia for another reason which is kind of interesting. So there's somebody trying to bust this little party up. But for now, the US wants to make sure Saudi Arabia stays a friend. Mutual benefits from the relationship have allowed Saudi Arabia to fly under the US human rights radar. We've been following developments around one specific case. That case involves a former Saudi diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asiri. I've done several reports on this. Four years ago, the employees of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles found out that he's gay and Saudi Arabia stripped Asiri of his diplomatic passport and insisted that he go back.

1:52:06 to his homeland. In Saudi Arabia, being gay could be punished by death, public lashings or jail time. And that's the law. When Asiri turned to the U.S. government for asylum, he and his supporters never thought Washington would turn down his request, especially in light of guaranteed persecution at home. But up to this day, Ali Ahmad Asiri's status remains up in the air. Of course, it's not just about gay rights, but also other forms of oppression that would would be typically unacceptable to the West and yet Washington does not show much urge to press on those issues in the relations with the Saudis. And I have no patience for countries that try to treat gays or lesbians or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them.

1:52:57 Unless they those are Saudis unless those countries are you know nuzzling up to the Chinas? Which is what the Saudis are doing. This is the gay crusader was really upset. He sent me a long email He says how can this be that you know, he's the gay the LGBTQ QIA a P NGOs are not saying a word about About the president's visit to Saudi Arabia not a word He says how can that be I said do you not understand that all NGOs ultimately? Whether it's from an NGO in the middle or from one like the National Endowment for Democracy or USAID ultimately they all get their money from the government from the State Department specifically and

1:53:43 And you do not make waves. It's like, what's the program today? Putin hates gays. Ah, okay. We're good to go. What's next? You know, that's how it works. That's how it works. Yeah, he should be upset. In fact, they should all be upset, but nobody's upset. They're all on board with Obama. Well, there's that. I'm gonna show my support by donating to KnowAgenda. Imagine all the people who could do that. Oh yeah, that'd be fab. We do have a few people to thank for show 604 that came in a little light, but they came in Stephen Schultz and Suwon South Korea. Oh, it's interesting 116 dollars and 65 cents he changed saved his coins pass them on to you with this 125,000 South Korean won How many SDRs is that? Yeah

CHAPTER 27 / 33 Discussion

Peerage Map Updates and Job Karma

The hosts process various donations and update the No Agenda peerage, naming Joan Dauterfree a Baroness. They discuss the "Value for Value" model and the importance of listener contributions in the absence of advertising. The segment concludes with a "job karma" session for listeners seeking employment, mocking the Federal Reserve's supposed economic success.

joan dauterfree· sloan kelly· brian house· peerage· donations· karma

1:54:47 Probably about 10. Yeah. Steve, his name was Robert Paulson in San Antonio. I'd like to call, he's $111.11, he's got a couple people to call up to the stage which I'll note for when we rebuild the facility. So what is the deal with the club? I mean, so the club's burned- It burned to the ground, I told you. I know, but what are we gonna do? We gotta, I'm talking to the insurance company. And there's a big, oh, you know, they got to have an arson investigation first. And that's going to take a while. And we have to get our own. The club has to buy. I didn't realize this at the time, but we have to buy an independent. We have to pay for the investigation literally. And we can't. It's a permit thing. The insurance company is not going to even talk to us until the arson investigation is done. What can we do? Is there a can we is it like a

1:55:44 A community center we can use? Yeah, yeah there's a children's center. Or a church somewhere? That would be perfect. Or a church! A Unitarian church we can use? Well Unitarians would probably go for it. Alright but we are noting everything down. Dame Sam Manor. Oh what is this? A double donation, interesting. Okay. Yeah two donations. Which actually, you know, this is should be she should be put up into the executive producer associate executive producer list Yeah, we'll definitely put her there Anyway, she's calling out all days once club 33 is reopened. Let's have ladies night to Donations and he's got a whole bunch of she's got a whole bunch of people making it rain for Adam and John What does the C stand for computer Dvorak? double act over 600 episodes strong, okay, and

1:56:39 Sam Leong in Toronto, I said I should screw myself and open the club. I told now he knows the reason it's not open now. No preference for a dancer. He'll let Adam decide who to call on stage. This season for $111.11. Joan Dauterfree $99.99 and she's, oh, I should have opened these up before I started this. She sent in a million. Hold on. She sent in a bunch of emails trying to explain what she wanted to do. She's a double... She's being... She's a double dame or she's a triple dame now. It's hard to say. Let me get this one opened. Donation note for Sunday. I was going over my donation book, keeping them as is. I earned my third damehood. Okay, she's a baron. She'd be a baroness. Although she gave one away.

1:57:36 Does that mean I'm a black dame? No. That would be because she got it early. That would be so cool. She wants to be a black dame. In any case, please dame me again according to whatever rules you feel are fair. She's a baroness. Mother-in-law karma works. She, my husband and I all got through the month unscathed. She's even flying the family to Paris for two weeks in June. Thank you very much for that. Karma works, people. So she becomes a baroness today. Yeah, I think that's right. All right good nice. Okay onward. Adrian Verneuil in Hasselt. Hasselt. Adrian Verneuil in Hasselt. Is that right? It's interesting to see your, what do you call it when you mess words up turn them around? Dyslexia.

1:58:40 Yeah, I don't really have it but I guess I do with Dutch. 69! 69, dudes! I should mention that Adrian said, excellent newsletter, John. Yes, indeed. We have a bunch of 69ers here. Computer Services and Solutions, Parts Unknown, CSS, Brian Barrow and Wooten Bassett in the UK. Don't mention the last name here because it's in the notes. He says if I could mention his last name if I He says, do not mention if I read this on the air. Okay, we won't mention it, but I will read it on the air then. Adam's assertion that coding is a art form is absolutely true. I'm a professional developer, a failed mathematician, and a bastard. A bassist. Oh, a bassist, I'm sorry. The other developers in my office that come from a math background have no idea what I'm talking about when I talk about beautiful code. Their code tends to blow more often.

1:59:40 You know, I was thinking, how can people say that code development and programming is math when it's called a language? It's literally called a language. You write in a language, not in math. You don't write in math, you write in a language. I think this stems back from the early days where Fortran was like the dominating language. I think it's still stuck in the public consciousness amongst these idiots. Yeah. And you know, it was just formula translation is what it was short for. And it was a, it was a language too, but it was designed around mathematical principles and used to do math problems. At the very bottom of it, of course, you're going out into binary, of course, the, but the math people were in and they've done their job a long time ago.

2:00:26 Thank you math people now we need artists and writers Math is the math part is over sir Charles Anderson 69 6-9 from Columbus, Ohio needs a little job karma We'll put it in we have job karma requests all through here. We'll put it in at the end That's because that's because the Federal Reserve is doing so well If it wasn't for the Federal Reserve... It would be one big job karma show. We wouldn't get any money coming in and it would be all job karma. Well I'm never going to mention it again. Go Fed! Woo! Yeah, Mr. Sensitive. Hold on a sec, I have to turn on the air conditioner. Will you just read the next one? It'll take me two seconds. Matthew Repko, at Leesport, Pennsylvania, 69-69. Jonathan... what is his... Beretsch... Beres, I think. Or Beretsch... something. He's from Amesbury, Massachusetts, 69-69. You guys are killing it, he says. Rolf Lehman, Sir Swiss Senna,

2:01:34 69 69 and that well he has a do we get to do we kind of break for nights let me just see what he's saying here here's a long oh he lost a client which is sucks yeah so he says he can't help us much that's okay first of all we wrap that up and we'll have a big job karma coming at the end for everybody James Skousen in Redlands, California $64.50 and we have a birthday call out for him. Stephen McConnell $55.10 double nickels on the dime in Cortland, Ohio. Eric Hochel in Berlin, Deutschland $52.00 he's very consistent. Sir Hank in Kew Gardens, New York $50.00 these are all $50.00 donors. Aaron Abramson in Minneapolis, Minnesota nuts

2:02:25 Chad Inman in Los Angeles, California. Sloan Kelly in Niagara Falls. Slowly I return, Canada. Hey, wait a minute. What is this? Sloan Kelly. Are you reading this note here? I'm looking at it now. It says this donation brings me over to the $1,000 mark. Ah, we have an overlooked knight. Well, it's not overlooked because we caught it. No, but it would have been overlooked if you hadn't been reading it long. So does that mean Sloan becomes black? No! If we skipped it and made the mistake of not knighting him. That's what I'm saying. I saved us from a black knight. Yes, you saved us. Good work. Thank you. And he wants to be Sir Sloan of the Falls. Okay, Sir Sloan of the Falls. Slowly I turned. Okay. Andre Adams in Nashville, Tennessee. $50. Finally decided to donate.

2:03:21 Rabble rabit rabe rab rab rab send alone in housing force Finland Some about 33 pronounce his name in a Dutch Dutch fashion it should come out. Okay rubber Sunderland Rabbi Sunderland. Something like that. Mark Tanner, New Whittier. And then we have an interesting thing from Dame Jennifer. But that's a $49.99. No, this is a donation amount that we're not supposed to read or pay attention to.

2:04:01 But she asks us to, uh, gives us a... Okay, we'll get a little job karma at the end. She does ask, and I don't mention her last name just in case, but she gives us hugs and kisses. Send a picture. Yes. It's much better. All right, everybody bend over, here it comes. Jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs. Let's vote for jobs! You've got karma. Yeah, hey Jobs karma for y'all and thank you as shortlist, but thank you very much For helping us out here the best podcast in the universe and we do a show twice a week So be on the lookout for our show on Thursday. We could use a little more support a lot of work going into this Okay, can I ask for a make good here? Yeah, of course a lot of work went into it I mean you yourself did this all this thing that annoyed me to no end Trying to take over the world which is running just fine without them, you know what this is about this

2:05:00 This is about... It's about annoying you, that's what it's all about. It's very annoying. I have a meeting, hey let's annoy that douche on no agenda. Dame Joanie wants a Putin and a little girl yay. Okay, with a karma or just... No, just plain out, straight up. Okay. Let me grab... A stemmed glass. Okay. Putin! Yay! Okay, no problem, we can do that. We can do whatever you want. I have a make good as well. This is from Ryan Hoskins donated swazzle enough for the Thursday show when the donations were read My name was changed from Ryan to Ray I know it's difficult to produce the best podcasting universe But if you could just say my name on the show, that would be very much appreciated

CHAPTER 28 / 33 Discussion

Knighting Ceremony and Movie Guessing Game

Adam Curry performs a formal knighting ceremony for Brian House (Sir Baz Von Batteau) and Sloan Kelly (Sir Sloan of the Falls). Following the ceremony, the hosts play a "Guess That Movie" game featuring a clip that John Dvorak mistakenly identifies as "Lord of the Hobbit" before revealing it is actually from Breakfast at Tiffany's.

knighting· value for value· breakfast at tiffany's· audrey hepburn· jimmy osmond

2:04:01 But she asks us to, uh, gives us a... Okay, we'll get a little job karma at the end. She does ask, and I don't mention her last name just in case, but she gives us hugs and kisses. Send a picture. Yes. It's much better. All right, everybody bend over, here it comes. Jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs. Let's vote for jobs! You've got karma. Yeah, hey Jobs karma for y'all and thank you as shortlist, but thank you very much For helping us out here the best podcast in the universe and we do a show twice a week So be on the lookout for our show on Thursday. We could use a little more support a lot of work going into this Okay, can I ask for a make good here? Yeah, of course a lot of work went into it I mean you yourself did this all this thing that annoyed me to no end Trying to take over the world which is running just fine without them, you know what this is about this

2:05:00 This is about... It's about annoying you, that's what it's all about. It's very annoying. I have a meeting, hey let's annoy that douche on no agenda. Dame Joanie wants a Putin and a little girl yay. Okay, with a karma or just... No, just plain out, straight up. Okay. Let me grab... A stemmed glass. Okay. Putin! Yay! Okay, no problem, we can do that. We can do whatever you want. I have a make good as well. This is from Ryan Hoskins donated swazzle enough for the Thursday show when the donations were read My name was changed from Ryan to Ray I know it's difficult to produce the best podcasting universe But if you could just say my name on the show, that would be very much appreciated

2:05:46 Yes name Ryan Hoskins Ryan Ryan Somehow we somehow we change his name to Ray it does happen, but we're doing this on the fly It's performance arts post-modern performance art people have to realize that it is it truly is it's it's We make it look easy That's because we're good performers. Hell yeah. Dvorak.org slash ASA. Step on me. Yeah, I'm sorry. I am right now juggling four balls. Okay. And hold on, let me just boom boom boom. Okay, I got him. I put him down. Very, very good.

2:06:31 And just one today but we'll still play the donut jingle James Skousen turns 50 tomorrow. Happy birthday from your buddies here at the best podcast in the universe. And of course we congratulate Dame Joan Daudefrey becoming a Baroness. There is no ceremony for becoming a Baroness but you do get to choose a protectorate. So if you could do that Dame Joanie we'd appreciate that we'd like to know which protector you can have and we can put that on our peerage map itm.im slash peerage I've got the blade we have two knightings today if you can grab can you do this while you're juggling those balls I dropped the balls Brian house and Sloane Kelly step forward both of you, please. Thank you for

2:07:18 Your contribution in our Value for Value model, the best podcast in the universe, and $1,000 or more, Brian House, I hereby pronounce thee Sir Baz Von Batteau and Sloan Kelly, Sir Sloan of the Falls. Both of you are very welcome here at the round table for your hookers and blow, whiskey and wet wipes, bad science and perky breasts, Cuban cigars and single malt scotch if you want, some Rennpoison char today, opium and warm orange juice, or just some good old mutton and mead. And go to NoahGeneration.com slash rings to pick up your well-deserved ring and your sealing wax and your official certificate. Not sure why the donations are off. Well you said it was because of the Bill Clinton thing which we've stopped discussing. Yeah but they are still coming in for some reason. Well I think it's because there's not enough jobs. I think people are broke.

2:08:15 Which is, I mean, we kind of go and flow with, you know, with the... Some are coming up, maybe they're saving their money for something. I do have a, I do want to take a little break here and do a movie test. Oh, hold on a second. I don't do that much, so you can't complain too bitterly. Hold on, I have a jingle for that if you have a moment here. And now it's time for another episode of Guess That Movie. Alright, uh... I like that, it's good. Do I go straight into it, or...? Yeah, I guess the movie. Azog, the Defiler. The giant, Gundabadog, had sworn to wipe out the line of Durin. He began by beheading the king. No!

2:09:25 Okay, I am going to say Lord of the Hobbit 7 no Breakfast at Tiffany's. Wow! Really? Yeah, that was Breakfast at Tiffany's. Were they in a movie theater at Breakfast at Tiffany's? No, that was one of some of the dialogue. Did you ever see that movie? Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn, a famous movie. Oh yeah. Yeah, Breakfast at Tiffany's. I knew you wouldn't get it. It's an old movie. Well, I think I probably had... I know it was my mom's favorite movie. In fact, my sister is named Tiffany.

2:10:13 Oh! Because of the movie? Breakfast at Tiffany's? Yeah. So I feel pretty stupid. I should have known. My sister is going to be mad at me now. Yeah, as well she should be. It was the beheading scene. Oh, I... What is the movie about? It's about a girl who lives in New York and she's a gadfly and she apparently had to kill the king And by beheading him and then she went off with some guy and then drove around a fountain with a car. Simple story. Yes, I have seen it. Especially the driver on the fountain with the car thing. A little Italian job, was it not? Yeah, I think so. Like a Fiat or something like that. Something like that. Yeah.

2:10:57 Well, it happens every year, John. And once again we're back with another autism explosion. New government findings here tonight providing a stunning and eye-opening look at the growing number of American families living with autism. Based on the latest survey data, the Centers for Disease Control estimates one in 68 American children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder that's about thirty percent higher than previous surveys autism spectrum encompasses a broad range of developmental brain disorders affecting among other things speech and social interaction these new findings bring renewed urgency to finding the cause of autism and understanding why it seems to be on the increase this is very interesting to me because uh... you know i follow the autism uh...

CHAPTER 29 / 33 Discussion

CDC Autism Report and IQ Spectrum

A new CDC report indicates a 30% increase in autism diagnoses, with one in 68 American children now identified on the spectrum. The report notes a significant rise in diagnoses among children with average or higher IQs. The hosts argue that the "autism spectrum" has become a broad business for the pharmaceutical industry and NGOs like Autism Speaks, potentially pathologizing brilliant or non-conformist children.

cdc· autism· autism speaks· dsm-iv· pharma· diagnosis

2:10:13 Oh! Because of the movie? Breakfast at Tiffany's? Yeah. So I feel pretty stupid. I should have known. My sister is going to be mad at me now. Yeah, as well she should be. It was the beheading scene. Oh, I... What is the movie about? It's about a girl who lives in New York and she's a gadfly and she apparently had to kill the king And by beheading him and then she went off with some guy and then drove around a fountain with a car. Simple story. Yes, I have seen it. Especially the driver on the fountain with the car thing. A little Italian job, was it not? Yeah, I think so. Like a Fiat or something like that. Something like that. Yeah.

2:10:57 Well, it happens every year, John. And once again we're back with another autism explosion. New government findings here tonight providing a stunning and eye-opening look at the growing number of American families living with autism. Based on the latest survey data, the Centers for Disease Control estimates one in 68 American children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder that's about thirty percent higher than previous surveys autism spectrum encompasses a broad range of developmental brain disorders affecting among other things speech and social interaction these new findings bring renewed urgency to finding the cause of autism and understanding why it seems to be on the increase this is very interesting to me because uh... you know i follow the autism uh...

2:11:46 diagnosis. There's a huge NGO for this, Autism Speaks. They have doctors and all kinds of big important people including, you know, like pharma dudes. And ever since DSM-IV, this is the psychology manual which is pretty much a sales book for the drug industry, we have created this thing called the Autism Spectrum. And you get if your kid spins around or walks on their tippy toes, autism. You're on the spectrum you see. Now I don't want to make light of kids who are generally messed up because it happens but sometimes these kids are just really brilliant.

2:12:27 I mean, not just sometimes, this is actually in the report. Turning now to a new report on autism in America that shows an alarming 30% increase among 8-year-olds diagnosed with a disorder in a two-year period to one in every 68 children. This new estimate, based on the CDC's evaluation of records in 11 states during 2010, also showed large increases in the number of children with average or higher IQs who fall into the autism spectrum. So let me get this straight. If your kid is smart, autism. What, we have to dumb him down now with drugs? What is going on? This is crazy! I'm sorry, your kid is very, very intelligent. So he doesn't fit in with the rest of the frickin' moronic slaves who all they can do is watch sports and read comic books. Sorry, your kid clearly isn't coming along well. We have to work on that.

2:13:20 You know, I was always thinking when you bring this topic up, I'm always thinking autism became a cause celeb because it became, you know, a lot of people were getting it and there's for reasons nobody really knows. There's all kinds of theories. But I wonder if this, if the same focus was ever put on Tourette's, what you'd do. What do you mean? What would I do? Yeah, I mean what would you think about it? I mean because it's possible. There's a lot of kids with Tourette's. Yes, there's a lot of people with Tourette's. And you ran into one recently. Yeah, and if I, you know what, just yesterday we had friends over and it was the constitutional lawyer and we were talking I said you know you've got a light form of Tourette's. He says no, no, I just have muscle. I said no, dude you have Tourette's. It's a very light form. He's like no, no, I just have muscle pain. You can't even admit it.

2:14:09 I think a lot of people don't want to admit it because they think they'll be cussing the next minute. Well, I mean we talked about this and unfortunately we don't have the cool kind. You know, the fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, bomb! We don't get to do that. Um, well, I mean, so what, I mean... Do you cuss? If you're that type of tourist, the one who cusses just randomly, I by the way, I think I've told this story before where I ran and I was in an airplane and one of them was in there. They had to get him out of there. If you're that guy with the cussing, uh, You're French do you have cuss in French, or do you still say the same stuff that the American guy says it's It's like a dog you and your dog you bark. I'll try and French dog you're gonna bark the same way I try and explain it to you though. It is like sneezing okay, and I used to Like that guttural sounds that I had to make I'm not kidding Yeah

2:15:07 Yeah, and I still have the urge but I don't make the sound but my throat will go or something. There's all kinds of weird tics and it moves around and be in my arm, my shoulder, my leg, my head, whatever, my eyes. I hate the eyes. Do you have restless leg syndrome occasionally? No, no, no, no, it's tics. But I try to, if it's in my eyes where you see someone who's blinking a lot, that's really horrible. So I try like, ah, fuck it, move it somewhere else. It's a lifelong thing. But drugs do not help. Actually, I'll take that back. Marijuana made me tick very slow. But here's the annoying thing. This happens every single year and they keep coming up with the same ideas, the same philosophy, but nothing ever gets any better. I'm going to go back to a clip from our very own show. Funny enough,

2:15:59 April 4th, 2012. It seems like they always come out kind of around April and here is the autism report then when it was 1 in 88 children who were on the autism spectrum. And now the latest report. As of 2008, the last time an estimate was performed, 1 in 88 children has autism. That's a 78% increase just over the last decade. And the question on a lot of people's minds is why? How much of that increase is a result of better tracking and how much of it is a result of an actual increase? We still don't know. Researchers have discovered many genes linked to autism, but in most cases genes are only one part of the equation. And genes alone wouldn't change that fast in just 10 years. There is something else that triggers the problem.

2:16:51 We're talking about infections, we're talking about social conditions, and we're talking about exposures to toxicants. Now let's fast forward to this new report and we're going to talk to, I think we're going to talk to the doctor from Autism Speaks, a nice non-profit NGO. What may be the most troubling fact, no one really knows what's behind the increase. We still don't know, we're two years on, come on people. Experts believe some of these numbers may be due to better detection of cases that might have previously been overlooked. So we're still detecting better? This makes no sense. You're giving me the same report with the numbers increased a little bit. Physicians, health care providers, educators are clearly getting better at identifying autism as well as the case definition. You know, what is autism is really evolving.

2:17:45 It's really evolving and I think it's a big, big business. Again, if your kid is smart, the kid can be put on the autism scale. If your kid doesn't like to talk to you, put him on the scale. And if you look at AutismSpeaks.org, they've got lots of after-school programs, but drugs, a lot of stuff. And this is all now being detected when your kid is two. At 18 months they can now detect this, which will happen in pre-K, which is the birth to five system. This is where we are going to fix the kids that are clearly broken. We can't have anyone different. No one can be a little withdrawn or a little spinning or a little whatever. We have to immediately take action because they're messed up and oh by the way, we have to not use the word autism anymore. No parent wants to hear your child has autism.

2:18:41 But you can't be afraid of the A word. Oh, the A word. The A word. Seriously? You can't be afraid of the A word. Here we go. It's money. If these numbers are accurate, it can't just be that it's a question of that we're diagnosing them more. Are we seeing more kids being born with this? We think absolutely, yeah. There are really more cases of this than in the past. But why is it happening? That's a million dollar question. Research is trying to get at that from a lot of people. It used to be a $64,000 question. Now it's a million dollar question. This guy seeks dollar signs. He's got ding ding ding. That's a million dollar question because I'm going to do some more research. Looking at genetics, looking at environmental risk factors, looking at things as diverse as pollution and older parental age. All these potential factors related to this. Old people.

CHAPTER 30 / 33 Discussion

Natalia Poklonskaya and Ukrainian Genetic Theories

Crimean Prosecutor General Natalia Poklonskaya has become an internet sensation, particularly in Japan where she is the subject of anime fan art. John Dvorak presents a controversial theory regarding the physical deterioration of Ukrainian women after age 30, referring to them becoming "babushkas." The hosts discuss various regional "gene pools" and the distinct look of people in Salt Lake City.

natalia poklonskaya· crimea· anime· ukraine· genetics· babushka

2:19:39 Old people. Yeah. I find this disturbing, very very disturbing, this report. Yes, of course there are kids with Aschbergers and all kinds of stuff, but you know what? It makes life interesting. You know, the spinning person is not a bad person. I think Martha Graham Dancer is probably a spinner when she was a little kid. But it makes life interesting, and so we're not boring. You know, it's fun. No, we should all be the same. Take the drugs, join the SDRs. Take the drugs, pay for them with SDRs, I think is what you wanted to say. You will obey. You will obey. You will obey. I want messed up kids, please. It's more fun. We got a little clip here from about Natalia. Oh, this is the Crimean solicitor general? Is that the hottie? Yeah, the hottie that's got the badge and she's this and she's that. And I thought this would just... I didn't know a lot of these details, but I think it's worth playing.

2:20:44 Meet Natalia Poklonskaya, Crimea's 33-year-old prosecutor general. Although many of our Japanese viewers would hardly need an introduction. Ever since Poklonskaya took the job, she has been a Japanese anime art sensation. Video of her press conference gathered hundreds of thousands of views and pictures like these are now flooding the web Some pit Poklonskaya against another famous woman from Ukraine Her fans call her Prosecutee and even invented a name for themselves Natalya Lights Prosecutee? Really? Natalya Lights I love that prosecutor. I was really turned on by her but then I saw her speak and she talks out of the side of her mouth. She's a tough cookie. In fact it's interesting that part two I didn't know any of this. But Kiev where she spent most of her career is not amused. The interior ministry's website has her in wanted section accusing Natalia of organizing a coup. I speak the truth and I'm not afraid of this truth.

2:21:46 I'm not a criminal. Some are speculating whether such a lady can handle this serious job, but Poklonskaya swiftly brushes concerns aside with her stern rhetoric. After all, some of her employees stated she took the job many of her male colleagues feared to touch. Yeah, because that's the job where you get killed by the gangs. Now you have a theory on these women in Ukraine. Yeah, well this is not a theory that Ukrainian women will discuss this openly. It's fact. As a empirical fact. Which is apparently, and the way I hear the argument, it goes back to various wars and the way certain genetic people, certain people with certain genetic structures were killed off in certain

2:22:36 battles or whatever, leaving a population of women who don't really have long necessary to look good past the age of 30. Now she's 35 I think and she still looks good but if you talk to people that go to the Ukraine and they'll discuss this in the Ukrainian women will discuss it too that you're really start to deteriorate physically in terms of your facial structure after 30 to the point where by the time you're 40 you're a babushka Which is an old lady. Which is not a good look. It's not a good look and we'll find very few older And I think by the way Natalia looks good at her age because I think she's Latvian. She's not. Oh. She's a totally different

2:23:22 So if you get one of these mail-order brides... From the Ukraine. A lot of Russians and Georgians also have this problem. So what happens, you get them and then around 30 then all of a sudden they turn just like milk, they just go bad? They turn into a babushka rather quickly. Now any Russians that listen to the show, we do have a few, I would assume that they'll largely verify this observation. And yeah, if you buy a mail-order bride, especially from the Ukraine, they're absolutely stunning. from the ages of 16 to about 23, 24. And then it all, then it starts to, and it's just the way it is. I mean, it reminds me Swedish women have a, and actually there's a Jewish gene pool that has it where your skin kind of detaches from the,

2:24:11 You ever see her? You can talk to some Jews about this. It's a gene pool where your skin kind of detaches from the underlying structure and you start, your whole face just sags. It looks terrible. Oh my God. But there's a lot of these little pools around and it creates these issues and they have to interbreed. They should just bring the Latvians in. John C. D'Avora, can you tell me, should I be in the market for the perfect woman who will stay nice and fresh? Throughout my lifetime. What should I be looking for? What what? What gene pool should I be fishing from probably Chinese? Really don't they get all crusty and old and wrinkly. Oh, no it all happens at once, but they're about 75 when it happens Okay, I don't care at that point, but they're so tiny

2:25:00 Well, the Latvians are good. The Norwegian pool looks pretty decent. Iceland is a little inbred, but it hasn't turned into anything negative except for the fact their eyeballs are starting to go to the sides of their heads very slowly. Like a black molly goldfish. I've noticed it. I don't want to sound like... This is not racism. I'm just observational here. I've noticed this with the last time I went through Salt Lake City. I think that the gene pool amongst the Mormons, because they're interbreed, not, I mean they don't marry their sister, it's not like Tennessee, there'd be a note coming in on that. But they have a, they've started to develop a look

2:25:44 that I can pretty much, if you go to Salt Lake City, just look at the people there and there's a sameness to them. And it's not because they all dress the same, because they don't. It's just a certain kind of a, just a very Mormon-ish look that is starting to evolve from this inner breeding. It's just like kind of, I think Donny and Marie both have the look and they look very similar to each other. It's kind of that look, the Osmonds. I know who you're referring to. But little Jimmy Osmond, he was like not on that scale at all. He was just a pudgy little kid. Yeah, yeah, he was the black sheep. Name the song. Pudgy Little Kid. Name the song Jimmy Osmond's hit. That was it, wasn't it? Pudgy Little Kid? No, no, no, no, no. Long-haired lover? I've Got a Day to Die? No, The Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool. Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, you knew that. I did.

CHAPTER 31 / 33 Discussion

Arne Duncan and Common Core Education Standards

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has utilized "Race to the Top" grants to incentivize states to adopt Common Core standards. Critics argue that while the department claims not to control curriculum, the $350 million funded for national testing effectively dictates what is taught in classrooms. The hosts describe this as a centrally controlled "national brainwashing system" funded by private foundations like the Gates Foundation.

arne duncan· common core· race to the top· department of education· bill gates

2:26:44 Anyway, I don't want to go with you. I mean, but that's what the Ukrainian theory is I never did makes me sound like I'm you know, just spending all my time. No, I Think it's interesting. I think it's these things John another thing that will never be discussed anywhere But on a show that they would know Buddy and mainstream media will ever discuss this issue with the Ukrainian women. I love this story from Venezuela. I There's a call, because this of course goes to something we've discussed before. There's a call for an investigation of the El Argueno Daily newspaper from the industrial town of Maracay for allegedly putting encrypted messages in its crossword puzzle. Yeah, I saw that note. Rubicon. Yeah, I love that. That makes so much sense. Why not?

2:27:33 For those of you who haven't seen it, I think it's still on Amazon. If you have the Amazon Prime, you can watch Rubicon. It's great. It kind of ends and then it's over and it's a bummer because it's just done. Well, they didn't renew it and so they had to end it. It ends. I mean, it does have an ending, but it's not as good. It would have been better if they'd gotten another 13 shows, I think. Alright bad boy take us home with a little uh we haven't done one of these in a while little clip blitz if uh if you don't mind if uh well let's start by well there's this is not gonna be much of a blitz I found this kind of disturbing. A couple Arne Duncan clips. Apparently he's the most powerful man ever to head the Department of Education. And as far as I'm concerned, he's just an idiot. But okay, let's start with this. In the country every week we talk to teachers, we talk to parents, students, school board members, and hopefully what you've seen is a much better sense of partnership. When the economy tanked in 2009, Secretary Duncan's power over education increased dramatically.

2:28:38 A desperate Congress approved a $100 billion education stimulus package to keep schools from shutting down, teachers from being laid off. Nearly $5 billion of that was discretionary, meaning that Duncan could spend it as he saw fit. No previous Secretary of Education had ever had such power. In 2009, the President announced a competition for the money. Rather than divvying it up and handing it out, We are letting states and school districts compete for it. Almost every state entered the race, but few were expected to win. We're nervous. States will get money if they do this thing that Duncan wants. If you play by these rules, absolutely right.

2:29:24 Some of us like to talk about race to the top as no child left behind on steroids. The principles of race to the top are the same as no child left behind, which is, you know, we're going to reward states that set and maintain a high standard. States that agreed to Duncan's conditions, including developing common standards and assessments and using student test scores to evaluate teachers, had a better chance of winning. Wow, that's a good background for Common Core. In fact, part two. They, well yes of course. During the Race to the Top competition, a coalition of states released the Common Core state standards. These were developed with money from private foundations, not federal dollars. 45 states and the District of Columbia adopted them. If you adopt the Common Core, you are much more likely to get Race to the Top grants

2:30:36 much more likely to get a temporary conditional waiver. And that puts the secretary in the business of starting to drive national standards and perhaps national tests and national curriculum. We don't want that. The Common Core is not curriculum. It's up to individual states to develop how and what to teach. But Duncan's education department has funded the development of common core tests to the tune of about 350 million dollars. I believe this new generation of assessments is an absolute game changer for American education. Duncan's critics say he went too far when he financed the tests. The law is very clear that no agent of the US government may do anything to direct, control or supervise curriculum and instruction. Testing is not curriculum.

2:31:24 No, it's not but it controls curriculum testing. What is tested is what gets taught. Everybody knows that Wow, that's a great one That's a you know, we should do a little mini package from this someone should put this together This is a very good background because this went to the Association of Governors which is heavily heavily funded and this is where all these douche knuckles came in like Bill and Melinda Gates and Dell and and they said hey this is an excellent opportunity. Yeah this is leading to a national brainwashing system. Oh it's there. Centrally controlled. But this and the charter schools you know New York is now there's this huge debate that's been ongoing about not just charter schools but the

2:32:07 Pre-K for all, which is where the brainwashing starts. So if you're four years old, you need to go to pre-kindergarten. It's ridiculous. We have to go to school as kids, we have to learn something. Yeah, but it's going to be mandatory and of course you can't get in unless you have your shots. Right, it's all part of the same system. And I'm sorry, we've noticed that your child is very, very smart and therefore probably on the autism scale. So yeah, we're going to have to dumb him down a bit with some drugs. Oh, it seems like he has a little bit of a tick. We can't have that. It will be unacceptable in society later. We really must change that.

2:32:54 There's a kicker clip here if you want to play it at the end. Of course I do. That's the ultimate fear that the federal government does get in the curriculum business and tells the states what they're supposed to teach. As for the secretary, he stays resolutely on message. It's important to have high standards. We've encouraged that. How you teach should those higher standards. The curriculum behind that, we have never touched that, never have, never will do that. Although the discretionary dollars are almost gone, Secretary Duncan still has the power to grant or withhold waivers. And if any of the 46 states with Race to the Top funding or NCLB waivers do not live up to their end of the bargain, the Secretary could force them to return millions of dollars. Wow. It's a scam. The American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP, came out with a report

CHAPTER 32 / 33 Discussion

Pediatric Screening Guidelines and Vaccine Liability

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidelines to include cholesterol and depression screening for children as young as 11. The hosts discuss the "Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program" under the PREP Act, which protects vaccine manufacturers from liability. They share an anecdote about a woman contracting measles shortly after receiving an MMR vaccine and note a new patent for an Ebola vaccine.

aap· vaccines· ebola· measles· prep act· health and human services

2:33:48 Doctors should test middle school aged children for high cholesterol and start screening for depression at age 11. This is the according to the updated guidelines from the AAP. Doctors should also test older teens for HIV. The new screening schedule provides quote the recommended content for a well child visit. This has to stop. Yeah, it's not going to. And it's, no it's not. And it's so, but here's the actual list. HIV screening between 16 and 18 years old. Critical congenital heart disease screening for all newborns. No pap smears and checking for precancerous cervical changes in girls before age 21. But that of course is because they'll have the Gardasil shot so they really won't need it because yeah, they'll be safe from slot cancer.

2:34:53 It's so, it's, you know, it's that we can laugh about it, but sometimes, just what is going on people? The kid thing I'm worried about John, this has to be stopped somehow because you know people have newborns, they're new parents, they don't know what to do and there's the government making afraid of all this stuff. Yeah and then they try to take the kid away if you don't do what you're told. Yeah and then you know they get the birth to five you know visits from the government and we're checking up on your kid. He comes home, he's five years old telling you you know about global warming. They've got all that and it's just you know

2:35:31 What was, did you ever get that shot schedule? What shot schedule? One of our producers, I'm gonna see if I can find it. No I didn't get it. I'm gonna see if I can find it here. It's like a thousand shots nowadays. It's really quite a... Which reminds me, brings me to a point I wanted to bring up in the last show. So JC, Buzzkill Jr.'s wife, who was raised without vaccinations and did fine... Zero vaccination? Not even for polio? Nothing? Yeah, pretty much. For some reason or other she had to get a measles, mumps, rubella shot for some job or something, I don't know why. So she got the shot, she went and got the shot, then two days later she comes down with the measles. Really? Yeah, and then I looked it up and I wanted to make sure I wasn't getting any... Wait a minute, let me back up a second. Let me make sure I understand this.

2:36:26 So she was raised without vaccinations, or at least not the mum's measles rubella. Yeah, at least that one. Okay. She gets a job where they say you have to have, I don't know what kind of job this is, I don't need to know. I'm not sure why she got the shot, I didn't do the background on it. She's like an eye roller, she got the shot, right, two days later. Right. First off, she gets the shot and then the next thing you know her eyes are all glassy and she's like bitching and moaning. She goes back to the doctor and the doctor says you got the measles. That's where her eyes are super sensitive. She has to be in the dark for days on end. And she can't go, she's contagious so she can't go out and you know go to do some daycare with the children.

2:37:07 But she got the measles, so I looked this up to see what the deal was and there's a big measles outbreak in Southern California and then there was one in Canada and in the Canadian story it says yes two people came into the clinic with the measles, one of them just got a measles shot. Some old guy. I don't understand how that works. I do. These guys are, this is like, this is the same thing as the reason I don't, I mean I know gamma radiation for food is a great idea because it would kill all bacteria. We wouldn't have an E. coli problem. You can eat raw meat. you know, all the rest because it would be fixed by this kind of like an ultra pasteurization system. But the Americans, oh, it's radiation is bad. So we don't do it. But the more I thought about it, I think it's probably best we don't do it because if we did it, they wouldn't give a shit about sanitary conditions. They would, you know, hey, this is a dog

2:38:01 turd here on the belt. Leave it through, it'll be edible when it comes out the other end. Because we don't care, we have none of these, you know. And so what happened when they made all these vaccination companies harmless, blameless and all by law, they don't give a shit. Probably the vaccine is probably a piece of crap, probably just live germs in it. It's funny you bring that up because Chad, Bad Chad from Colorado, who always checks the federal register for me, he posted a link to the recent entry from the Health and Human Services Department titled, Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, Pandemic Influenza Countermeasures Injury Table. Now that is a bunch of really expensive language so that reporters won't look at it, which basically means here are all the new flu shots that are protected by the government

2:38:57 against being sued if someone gets hurt. And the government actually will compensate people, funny enough. Yeah, but based on a table. It's the Public Readiness Emergency Preparedness Act, the PREP Act, directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a countermeasures injury compensation program. Countermeasure is a vaccine. to provide timely uniform and adequate compensation to eligible individuals who sustain serious physical injuries or to certain survivors of individuals who die as a direct result of the use or administration of covered countermeasures, that's vaccines, identified by the secretary in declarations issued under the PrEP Act. So they just add stuff to this table and if you die from it, whatever, yeah the government will take care of you.

2:39:55 Yeah, the taxpayer. Here we have, oh this is interesting, spontaneous miscarriage, bronchospasm, febrile seizures, neuropsychiatric events, tracheal stenosis. Doesn't sound good. No. Wow. So yeah, so they just do whatever and they can put anything they want in there. No one cares. They certainly don't care because they have no incentive to care. Right. And so she got the measles and that's that. Pretty pathetic. Have you been seeing this Ebola thing? Yeah, I don't... I just think it's just a general scare. Well, I will say, prospective grant of exclusive license, multivalent... multivalent? Multivalent. Multivalent. What does that mean? That means it does a whole shitload of things. Okay. Multivalent vaccines for rabies virus and Ebola.

CHAPTER 33 / 33 Discussion

Darth Vader for President and Show Outro

The Ukrainian Internet Party has officially nominated Darth Vader as a candidate for the presidency of Ukraine. The hosts discuss the absurdity of the election, which includes "Princess Leia" Yulia Tymoshenko and radical groups like the Right Sector. The episode concludes with John Dvorak mentioning his upcoming appearance on TWiT and a final sign-off from the hosts.

darth vader· ukraine· internet party· yulia tymoshenko· catherine ashton· dvorak

2:40:57 This notice in accordance of blah blah blah contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the following invention as embodied in the following patent application. So this one company will be allowed to create an Ebola vaccine. Wow that's going to be a tough one to make. Hey Bill what did you do with that Petri dish? Oh it's over here I left it out. It seems to me like if you were going to get some kind of grant or exclusive license you might want to have some news reports about Ebola virus. I think it works out well. I do have two more clips I want to get out of the way. Okay, sure. One of them is Ukraine, both from Ukraine. One is about Ashton going on and on about these, the right sector, you know, who's running for the office in Ukraine is like some nut and the old, what's her name, the

2:41:53 Princess Leia, Julia. Princess Leia. But play this Ukraine right sector with Ashton bitching and moaning and this is RT giving it to us. A major concern is Ukraine's radical group the right sector which is trying to become a political force in the country. According to Lavrov, John Kerry praised the right sectors move towards mainstream politics but the EU recently condemned the group. RT's Polly Poiko has more. Catherine Ashton has denounced right sector. She's calling on them to refrain from violence, to give up their arms and to basically stop behaving undemocratically. Now this is a group that right now is besieging the parliament in Kiev, calling on the interior minister to resign. So finally we have an admission from the EU that there are some very dangerous forces

2:42:44 forces amongst those that brought about the coup in Ukraine. But the timing of this statement is nuanced to say the least. Throughout this crisis in Ukraine, the US and the EU have been very much in support of the protest movement. The then foreign minister of Germany even went to Maidan to pledge his support. That's despite the fact that Russia has repeatedly called on its Western partners to reassess the situation, to take a look at who it is they're supporting. But right sector now has become a major violent force in Ukraine. The arms that Catherine Ashton was talking about are allegedly stolen by right sector from weapons depots during the unrest. They're linked to violence against anti-Maidan activists, to deaths in eastern Ukraine.

2:43:34 and the group's leader, well he's wanted in Russia for instigating acts of terrorism and this is a man by the way that's running for presidency in Ukraine. Now they've got... Right. It's our kind of guy. They've got these losers that are trying to run and so the party that actually could win is the Internet Party. they're actually running and it's with extreme and he's getting a lot of popularity I'm reminded of certain kind of craziness that happens on college campuses because all the young people in Ukraine seem to be behind the the the nomination and potential presidency of Darth Vader

2:44:19 Okay, hold on. Here we go. Figure two another the race to be president of Ukraine includes some unexpected candidates. Iconic Star Wars bad guy Darth Vader is among those promising to guide the country out of turmoil. Now the fallen... I've been waiting years for that. The fallen Jedi Master is running on a policy of making an empire out of the Republic and restoring the nation's glory. Lord Vader has already won primaries for the Ukrainian Internet Party, which is paying the deposit for him to run for the presidency. On the 25th of May, he will compete against

2:45:03 amongst others, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the leader of the nationalist right sector group. Although with Chewbacca and his storm troopers to support him, Vader will be confident. I will run the country. Come over here, Victorian Unaman. I shall have a special, special little spot for you. So now we know things are completely out of control. You know, and we're gonna have... It hurts my throat when I do that. We're gonna have international monitors for this election. It will, you know, it'll be fair. Probably, and Darth Vader could win. Somehow I don't think we're gonna get that. It would be great. It would be great, wouldn't it? Yeah, it turns out it's actually Hillary Clinton. Are you doing twit today? Yeah, I'm doing twit. Oh nice. I predict you'll be talking about wearables.

2:46:08 I hope not. Wearables and patents! And what would you do if you were CEO of Samsung? That's pretty much what all those shows are about, I'd say. It's got to be about phones too much. Yeah. Well... Wearables are essentially phones. And blocking YouTube! In Turkey! There may be... Yeah, I don't know. Nobody wants to talk about chips anymore. I hung out with a chip designer the other day. Yeah? He had Tourette's too. I'll tell you about that on Thursday. And I will do that. I want to know more about your other guy who denies having Tourette's. Thursday is Tourette's Day here on the No Agenda Show. You can tune in for it then. Until then, coming to you from FEMA Region 6 here in Austin, Texas. In the morning everybody, I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley, FEMA Region 9, I'm John C. Dvorak. We'll be back on Thursday right here on No Agenda.

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